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I had 8 week old cornish x processed by an Amish place, shrink wrapped whole. I let them season in the refrigerator for 36 hours before placing them in the freezer. Once frozen I noticed they all had turned a bit red in color. Oddly, the same thing did not happen to a few I put in a...

I show LF Wheaten Ameraucanas and have shown LF Black Orpingtons. I have decided to put all of my efforts towards my Ameraucanas and no longer raise the Orpingtons. If interested I will make you a great deal on a 2 year old cock, 1 pullet, 2 hens (one of which is broody), and also a Blue...

Lesson learned!!! I bought a shipping box at 3 for $60, so $20 for the box. Express shipping from Indiana to Washington $69! I had no idea when I agreed to send someone a 3 month old cockerel that it would cost me $89. I could have/should have shopped harder for a box to have saved some...

I had 4 themometers in my LG for several days, trying to get the temperature just right at 99.6. I had it honed in at the average of the 4 before putting in the eggs. Now the one thermometer I left inside with the eggs (a tube thermometer on a pastic square sheet) reads 104. What am I to...

This is a trio of pure Wheaten Ameraucanas, purchased as day old chicks from J.B. on 5/31/11. The pullets are each laying light blue medium to large eggs 5 to 6 days a week. The cockerel is very gentle, although I do not pick up my chickens like pets. I am only selling these because I have...

I can't find anywhere to store my eggs for hatching that is within the recommended range. I have a small refrigerator that won't stay any warmer than 49 degrees. My basement has a dehumidifier in it and gets some heating/cooling from my house heat pump. Right now it is at about 68 degrees and...

This is an Auction Formatted listing. Do not PM to bid. Place bid in a reply. Lavender Orpingtons born 6/12/11, purchased as day old chicks from Rockinpaints. One cockerel and 4 pullets, laying large, light brown eggs. LO's are still in the project stage. I am committed to improving the...

I started a small colony of meal worms on wheat meal. I had to buy far more than I could possible use for the worms in several years. Is the wheat meal an acceptable food supplment for the chickens. I feed flock raiser with free access to oyster shell and about 2 hours a day of free ranging.

I've noticed the coloring of many rooster breeds is very similar. Black Copper Marans, Wheaten Ameraucanas, Rhode Island Reds to name a few. I don't understand this. Is it related to ancient breeds from which they all were developed, is it related to their genetics, or is it coincidental?

I just brought these home from the processor. My 16 week old Marans and 14 week old Orpingtons (all cockerels) averaged about 3 lbs. after processing. I also included five 2 1/2 year old hens and one roo of the same age. I think I know which ones are the hens, as their weight is closer to 4...

Unopened 100 ft roll of 1/2 x 1/2 x 48" hardware cloth. I paid $165 including shipping a couple of months ago. Pick up only in New Castle, IN or in the Castleton area of Indianapolis. This is good stuff. I used other rolls on my run, but purchased more than I needed.

I am starting a new flock with 3 breeds. I'll have breeder Ameraucanas and Jersey Giants (no roos, or segregated). I'd like dark browns eggs to contrast the blue ones but can't decide between Marans or Welsummers. I'll plan to replace the layers every 2 years, sending the retired hens to...

I've repurposed a quail brooder into a chick brooder. It has 1/2x1/2 hardware cloth floor (with metal drip pans beneath.) I'm thinking for the first several days I should cover 1/2 of the floor wire with cardboard, covered with paper towel. This will get them used to pecking at food crumbs and...

I live on a 20 acre property. I don't raise livestock or crops. I've been told my Homeowners Insurance is fine even though I have 7 chickens. I informed my agent that I am building a second coop and that I may have as many as 50 chickens at one time. I intend to raise eggs and meaties for me...

I have a very broody cuckoo maran. I broke her 3 or 4 times last summer/fall. She just went broody again. I'd like to keep her for future hatching services but I don't know what to do for her now. She's with my 5 other girls and 1 rooster in a small coop, close to food and water. Do I need...

I changed the batteries on my Foy's opener as a precaution. Sometime the same day the string broke causing the door to shut and stranding my chickens overnight in the blowing snow (but in a predator proof run). I've tried to replace the string but no matter what I've tried, I can't get the...

I made this brooder for quail but don't plan on getting quail again. I'd like to repurpose it for chickens, but as is, there is not enough height (about 9 inches) to accommodate chicks for more than a week or 2 at best. The only thing I've come up with so far is to cut out the bottom hardware...

I have 2 coops. One of the 2 is 6'x6' and has an attached run fully encased in 1/2 x 1/2 hardware cloth. This will house my pedigree Ameraucanas. The other coop will be 8'x20' and will house at various times Freedom Rangers and assorted layers/duel purpose breeds. Instead of a run to...

Long story, but this morning I butchered a dozen 7 week old coturnix that had been on medicated Purina Startena until 3 days prior to processing. I mixed them in with another dozen older birds that had been on non-medicated Layena Game Bird. After the fact I vaguely remembered reading this...

Does anyone have a recipe for crock pot coturnix? I seem to recall seeing one here, but I've searched and can't find it.