Posts by six_eclectic_chickens

Quote: Originally Posted by sonew123  What kind of comb does she have...straight or pea comb?..pea comb = colored eggs...straight comb = all shades of brown....theres a 3% chance I believe that a straight comb could...

We bought a chicken in the late spring that was supposedly a cross between a Cuckoo Maran and an Ameraucana. We can definitelty see the Ameraucana in her butwe can only take the seller's word for the other half. She is just reaching...

I don't know but she is pretty!

If you google that you will find some hens do that to assert dominance. One of our hens did that at one point. Not too out of the ordinary

Yea everything I have looked at says they are fresh (shaking them to see if they "slosh" etc.) We don't have a rooster so they won't be fertile and developing.

One of our hens has been hiding her eggs. Today, I found her nest, with a full dozen eggs in it. I have tested them with the float/doesn't float method, and by that rule they are all fine. Are they all good? How long can eggs last out...

Since this thread is not too old:   Your hes will stay broody for the time it would take to hatch an egg. Other than making them uncomfortable, or giving them eggs to hatch or chicks, there is nothing you can do to stop...

Have any of you heard of Dr. William Davis' book "Wheat Belly?"  I have had body aches and pains for years, and the diagnositic criteria for fibro, but after reading this book decided to try a wheat free (not necessarily gluten...

Feed does not affect egg colour:)

This sounds boring compared to the rest of these, but our chickens have eaten a whole rhubarb plant, the leaves of which are highly toxic. Whats more, they seem to love it!