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I am getting ready to incubate some White American Bresse eggs. unfortunately the weather is not cooperating and has been to cold to move some of my other hens to their summer housing. I am worried about the breeds accidentally crossing. It's no big deal if I end up with a few "barnyard mixes"...

Does anyone know how much cold turkeys can handle? Mine sleep outdoors. They have a three sided shelter, but rarely use it. I have tried catching them in bad weather to put them in the shelter, but they just go right back out and sleep in the open. They are usually fine, but this weekend is...

I have been dealing with poultry lice on my chickens for the last few years. I finally got rid of all of them and am keeping the coop empty for a few weeks before putting new chicks in it. My question is, I had a breeding group of ducks housed in the same coop with the chickens. Is it possible...

Is it true that poultry lice can only live for 1 week in a vacant coop? I have a large flock and have been dealing with poultry lice constantly for several years. I have tried all the organic and chemical treatments repeatedly and can't seem to eliminate them. I am considering getting rid of my...

I am having some problems hatching heritage turkey eggs. The tom is 12 months old and the hens are 9 months old. I have observed breeding activity for the past month or so. They started laying almost a month ago. I put 14 fresh eggs in the incubator 6 days ago. Just candled them and I can't see...

I have been breeding Welsh Harlequins for 5 years and have always had a decent fertility rate. This year, I had 0% fertility on the first batch. On the next batch some were fertile but died between the 7 day and 14 day candlings. Batch #3 40% are alive currently at 1 week incubation. The other...

This is the first time I've dealt with poultry lice. I didn't put DE in my coop a couple times over winter as I ran out and bam! Now everyone has nasty chicken lice! I haven't brought in any new birds for a couple years, all of my younger chickens were hatched here on the farm, so it must have...

So my main flock has had around 95% fertility this season, but I have a favorite pair I separated for breeding that's had really low fertility. I always thought a hen was either fertile or she wasn't, but of 12 eggs I incubated from this pair, 7 were infertile (a couple had a faint blood ring...

I hatch small numbers of chicks throughout the spring and summer. Typically I sell the pullets at 2-3 months, but extra roosters stick around until they are big enough for butchering. The transition pens I used last year worked fine until the raccoons showed up, so I need to figure out...

Do you all turn by hand or use an automatic turner, and what kind of hatch rates do you typically get? I've been having very low hatch rates, even though most of the chicks are definitely alive if I candle at day 18. For some reason they are failing to pip or failing to hatch. Doing some...

Anyone know what color, genetically, this guy is? He's Easter Egger and with different colored hens he's produced everything from blue to silver to different shades of red and brown. He's obviously a mutt, but just curious about what genetics are going on here!

So I thought that pea combs were dominant over single combs... I breed Easter Eggers. I've had this line for 3 generations and so far all of them have had pea combs. BUT, twice I've tried crossing them with other breeds that have single combs and both times got the same result. The crossbred...

New updated list, thank you so much to everyone that has shared your photos so far! I've gathered pictures of about 45 breeds and have 30 more on the list! I would like to put more information on my website about different chicken breeds. These will be informative articles and charts available...

My Wyandotte started laying odd shaped eggs last fall. They were normal size but one side would be flat. Since she molted, around November, I haven't seen a single egg from her. Has anyone dealt with this type of problem and did your hen ever lay again? My hen is just barely two years old and...

New updated list, thank you so much to everyone that has shared your photos so far! I've gathered pictures of about 35 breeds and have 40 more on the list! I would like to put more information on my website about different chicken breeds. These will be informative articles and charts available...

Am I correct that the blue gene is dominant? So a white egg layer crossed with a blue egg layer should make a blue egg layer? Would there be any way to tell the heterozygous blue egg from a homozygous one? I have one cross breed pullet and I need to identify her egg or sell her before I start...

Updated list, thank you so much to everyone that has shared your photos so far! I would like to put more information on my website about different chicken breeds. These will be informative articles and charts available to everyone! I am in need of pictures! Do you have a picture you would be...

I would like to put more information on my website about different chicken breeds. These will be informative articles and charts available to everyone! I am in need of pictures! Do you have a picture you would be willing to share? Please let me know your name if you want me to credit the photo...

My Orpingtons have remained one of my very favorite breeds for years. I've had some other "blue" chickens and am wondering if the Blue Orpingtons are as good as the Buffs? I like that the the Buffs will hatch and raise some chicks for me every summer, and also that they are the only breed I've...

My flock has been happy and healthy until a few days ago. I suddenly noticed I was getting one less egg every day and one of my 1 year old ducks was making a strange sound. I watched her for a while and noticed her head/neck feathers seemed puffed out or ruffled, and she was kind of squatting...