Posts by hschweitzer

I would love to get in on the lavender cochin project! We have some gorgeous millefleur hens, one black hen and 2 lavender orp roos. What do you do when you cull? We have been selling extra roos and hens, but still can't bring...

New to the breeding world, we have 2 lav orp roos and 7 hens, but we have a black cochin hen, what happens if you cross the black cochin with a lav roo? I am so curious!  

Maybe if the hen is not as nervous she will lay eggs better than average?! I can hope :)

I have 5 hens and 3 roos, all 4 months old. The group of them together is flighty as all get out, but we brought one hen home from the farm and put her with our super-sweet and sociable hen mixture here at home, and she is settling...

I hatched 5 hens and 3 roos, they were all together, and are 4 months old now. They have always been flighty, even though they lived inside the house in a playpen with a super sweet and friendly silkie surrogate mommy. My kids handled...

We have 2 angora girls, 2 Netherland Dwarf girls and 6 hens with 6 peeps all together in a 7 x 7 shed, with a 10 x 30' run. Our entire backyard is also fenced, and we open the gate on the run when we are around and let everyone out to...

Does anyone here have experience with NE Ohio 4H? We have chickens, rabbits and alpacas, and would love for the kids to get involved...  

I am in NE Ohio, we have lots of rare breed chickens and I'm wondering if I could get the local 4H groups interested in them? All the chickens at the fairs around here are leghorns with the occasional barred rock. It would be great to...

I love that big tractor! How many birds do you keep in there? Is it really 2 feet/bird, or is that a bit much...  

Does anyone know a good way to keep the cornish x chickens clean and happy for the 8 weeks they are with us? We just did our first group of them, about 25 birds, and kept them outside, but they are SO MESSY, and end up laying on the...