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Would also like to add... What would everyone consider the overall general hatching rate to be for peafowl eggs in general? 80%?! Google (most consider to be the all knowing god of everything knowledge 🙄) seems to think and suggests that peafowl eggs in general are a easy hatch 🙃🙄 I feel like...

Hatching Eggs - I would like everyone's opinion.... What do you consider to be the fulfillment of a breeder's responsibility in selling hatching eggs? Is it that the eggs are to be fertile and in adequate condition to hatch under normal circumstances. Would you consider the breeder's side of...

I need advice. I brought home 2 emu chicks when they were 2 wks old. I tried keeping them in the house in a brooder type set up that I made out of doggie play pen panels, artificial grass, and a heat lamp... but my house dogs wouldn't leave them alone and I didn't want to risk an accidental...

Thank you! I was told there is a way to "create" the lemon blue coloring, but it can be a difficult process. I'm trying to research that now. I raise the cochins for mostly personal use and preference, so breed standard coloring is not my priority. I like them more colorful 😊

Thank you!! My plan is to keep them and use these gentlemen as future breeders. I raise mostly BBS LF cochins, but have a couple other colored cochin hens so they are all still pure bred LF Cochins. I raise other types of fowl as well, but my main fowl focus is peafowl, so I breed and use these...

I have a rooster that I held back to grow out because to me he seemed to be "different" and I wanted to wait and see how he developed. It has now been suggested by a few people that have seen him, that he is a Lemon Blue LF Cochin? The flock that he was hatched from consists of a blue LF cochin...

Thank you for your response! I'm looking into trying to find a PT tester or looking to become one myself. I have about 450 total fowl right now🙈 so I fear it's going to cost me a small fortune to have my flock tested, because they test every bird don't they? I guess I need to get an exact head...

I used my GQF 1550 hatcher all last year and actually only shut it down for a couple months over the winter to give it a good clean out and deep scrubbing. Had ZERO issues with it, That is until now! After the last several hatches I've noticed that when I'm remove the big hatching box at the...

Did you get registered with the state? I'm looking into filing the paperwork so I can also sell at some local flea market/trade days. I was told after I sent paperwork in, the state would send out an inspector. I'm curious if there is anything particular that they will be looking for or will...

Thank you all for the wonderful warm Welcome!