Recent content by kristip

Would love 6. We are in 53574. Cost and how long to arrive?

Do you well hatching eggs? My 4h kids were looking for some ... thanks

Hi... my daughter shows 4h birds and is looking to improve 2 of her breeds. She has a trio of light brahmas but would like to hatch some more from a different blood line to improve. We also only have a pair of brown- red cochins and would love to hatch more as ours are not even old enough to...

We are also looking for red brown bantam cochin hatching eggs. We have a young pair and would like more for my daughters 4h project birds

HI... I am in southern WI and heading towards south of Freeport area on friday. I am buying some hatching eggs for 4h kids. Wondering if anyone has any Pure breed hatching eggs available they want to provide to some kids.

help... my 4h kids are helping a kindergarten out with hatching for them. They are looking to add to their showing birds when done and they really would like some blue wheaten amaracuana. They are looking for 6-8 eggs... anyone have deals for them? They are twin 6th graders and this is a...

We hatch for 4h kids (ours and others) and fair. We have been doing this for a few years but the volume has grown. Chicks need to be hatched in January to be a proper size to show in June or will be disqualified. Typically they are 4 weeks when they go outside to the garage brooder. Husband was...

It is winter in Wisconsin and there is no heat in my coop. I keep them inside for first 4-6 weeks and then move to brooder in my garage.

hi...my hubby surprised me by saying that he is fed up with the brooder dust from chicks in his study, lets build something better. We are going to take a walk in closet and make a brooder space. It has metal shelving that will allow me to put two 50 gallon rubbermade tubs on floor and two on...

HI...he seems ok other wise. They have been quarantined the 3 weeks they have been at my house... Three new birds together. She was with a healthy flock before. I noticed when she got to my house...new food and stress of move ( was in a box for 24 hours in move) could have caused it but 3 weeks...

Have you found in newly hatched chicks the bigger head dot theory for Roosters? Also what is ideal leg color... thanks

HI ... we purchased some new chickens about 3 weeks ago. We have them in quarantine but one of the pullets has runny poop. I can tell if it is every time but I see it on the walls and floor etc. Brown and runny. I added ACV in the water to help with the transition. I thought she was stressed...

I agree...but we were literally one of the first people in town with chickens ( I can name a dozen now) and backyard chickens were new in the news... We had little kids and had tried bunnies that lasted a year ( to be fair... someone gave me 2 angora mix rabbits when I had 3 year old twins... we...

So long story short, hubby built me my first coop 8 years ago with the thought that it was a fad and I would be done with chickens in a year or two... fast forward to now where I love my chickens and my daughter is now showing them in 4h. So we tore down the coop this weekend and hired a friend...

TK...do you have show quality birds? what colors and where are you located?