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I have only a basic knowledge of the BBS genetics, and this has me stumped. I bred my Lavender Ameraucana rooster over LA hens, an EE hen, a PBR hen, and a SLW hen. The results were as expected, except for one. One of the chicks (out of a blue egg), was blue. Not a dark lavender, blue...

I'll give it a try. Not sure how one feed part of a capsule of Monistat, but I'm willing to give it a try. Thanks!

I am very close to putting down two Copper Marans hens for severe, ongoing sour crop, which has resisted the usual treatments. Before I employ the final solution, does anyone know of a hail Mary, like an injection of penicillin, or something similar? Thanks...

I've come to the conclusion that turkeys just aren't a good fit for me or my little farm. I had wanted to recoup my costs, but am now ready to let them go for best offer to a good home for breeding. Please PM with an interest or questions. Two breeding trios, both hatched this past spring by...

I've come to the conclusion that turkeys just aren't a good fit for me or my little farm. I had wanted to recoup my costs, but am now ready to let them go for best offer to a good home for breeding. Please PM with an interest or questions. Two breeding trios, both hatched this past spring by...

I am preparing to incubate my first hatching eggs, and the new Genesis 1588 arrived FedEx yesterday. Question: Can I use the solution that one uses when sanitizing all the equipment to homebrew beer to spritz out the incubator and egg turner and let air dry? The product is called "Easy Clean"...

Reviving this thread to say that I am in the midst of trying this method on not one, but two broodies. So far, they've each been dunked twice. I have reached this point because one is in very real danger of starving herself. We shall see. You can get the details (and lots more pics) here...

What is the highest healthy percentage of protein for chicks? Setting aside the issues of blackhead (of which I am well aware) I would like to brood my three-week old chicks and my baby heritage poults together. Is there any way the chicks can eat the higher-protein feed poults require? Thanks.

That's terrible! I'm getting my first turkeys (blue slates) in 2 days, and I am terrified of something like this. I'll be watching this thread to see if anyone knows what might have happened...

I'm hoping to resurrect this thread because I am about to brood two groups with an EcoGlow, one of poults and one of chicks. The brooders are dog crates in the coop, wrapped with fleece to keep heat in and hens out. My poults arrive Friday, so I can run a few tests overnight to see if I need to...

Oh, BRAVA!!!!

Four weeks after the dog attack: Buffy is laying again and, as of Friday, her eggs are being eaten again. Yay! I can't get over how quickly she's refeathering her tail (her butt was BALD), but it seems her wound site will be bare until her next full molt. So sayeth my expert. The scab is down...