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To those new to incubating. Don't do as I do. Please read Hatching 101. The information there is eggselent. I am making mistakes intentionally! I've been very quiet on here lately, but decided to do a fun hatch.  I'm going to make mistakes, not do things by the book and generally mess up. All...

As I waited in line at the bank today, the young man in front of me, discovering I lived in the country, warned me about "corn squid". He was (unfortunately) serious. Claimed it was all over Facebook and people were being taken to the hospital. Of course I was doubtful, so google is my...

I live in Lancaster county, pa. In the 1980's there was an AI outbreak. 17,000,000 birds were destroyed in the outbreak ( not all in this county). I worked in commercial poultry at the time. I've experienced the effects. My county is the latest poultry and egg production county in the nation...

I have a homemadee cabinet incubator. It has served me well for a couple years. I rarely check my incubator, eggs in every week, eggs out to lockdown every week, that's about it. I only candle at lockdown, and not always then. I checked it a few days ago and it was 115. My fan was overheating...

This is an auction listing. Please do not pm me with bids, bid in the reply. Auction will end May 25, 2015 @ 6pm EDT . Eggs will be shipped May 26, 2015, pending payment via USPS priority from Pennsylvania. Payment by PayPal. Starting bid is $10. Bid increment is $1. Shipping is $15. Eggs...

This is an Auction Formated Listing - Please do not PM to bid! - Place your bid in a reply. Bidding will start at: $8 Additional bids will be in increasing $1 increments Shipping will be via USPS Priority Mail at a cost of $15 Payment by PayPal. Auction ends at 10pm EDT on Monday May 18...

My hatches this year were almost all Roos. If anyone wants any before they go to the freezer, I'm willing to give them away. I'm in se PA. I can't ship, but can meet locally in Harrisburg/Lancaster/York area. Thank you.

I have 5 EE'S. I ordered then on a whim at the local feed/ pet store this spring to add variety to my eggs. The owner (and hatchery flyer) said Americauna, but I knee better, I was fine with EE. They are now beginning to lay. Big disappointment. Not sure how many are laying, but all the eggs...

I'm building an incubator. All the thermostats seem to measure air temperature. I'm thinking of building a remote thermostat sensor into an egg like object to better maintain egg temperature. I've built a shell of epoxy, but want to fill it with something to simulate the consistency of an egg...

A friend sent me a pic of a bird. What is it? Location, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, specifically, if that helps. Thank you

I thought this is what they meant when they said "chicken tractor"

I'm not a chicken fanatic. I'll never show birds. I doubt I'll ever have house chickens. I have a small backyard flock for eggs and meat (and fertilizer :)) That said, I decided over the winter I needed chickens. I read. I studied breeds. I read some more. I settled on SLW as my first birds...

Is this an ELDERBERRY blossom and leaf? If so, I want to tag it for transplant in the fall to a better (for me) location. Thanks!

I want to use my chickens to kill sections of lawn! If I leave 13 birds a 20x8 run on the lawn, can I count on them to destroy it? I know it sounds odd, but it is next to my garden where I want to expand. My pls is to move them yearly to a then different section of garden and allow them to...

I was in the dollar store last week and they had solar stake lights for a buck. I bought a bunch as they are a cheap source of solar cells, diodes, and LED's. I pulled the head out of the stake and checked it against a couple hole saws I had, looked about 1 1/4 inches. A quick check in a...

I have 6 SLW hens @9 weeks and 6 EE @5. I just finished the coop last week and moved the EE into it. A day later I introduced the SLW who had been in an intermediate coop w/ 8 roos ( I plan to keep one, the rest will be finished off for meat unless someone nearby wants one.) I was hoping...

A quick intro of myself. Have gotten my first chickens this spring as I work on developing.g my gardens and fruit trees, as well. As a youth, I worked in commercial chicken houses in the '70s, so I'm familiar with them to some extent. As I planned to get chickens and decided what to...