Posts by nstilwater

my son adopted one of my red broiler chickens.......he is blind in one eye.......he is the tamest rooster i have ever known, sits wherever my son puts him and will stay there for hours eats out of his hand, and even took a nap with him...

I have a 20 week old Red Broiler roo that is blind in one eye. he was always hiding from the rest of the flock when younger but seemed to grow at the same rate so i didnt notice anything until it came time for freezer camp when...

i keep a tom and two hens with my chickens, and i have too roos in there, after some confusion over who is supposed to mate with who they seem to have figured it out ad pretty much stay to their ownkind, the only problem i have is one...

THE article actually says that the leaves are safe to eat, they just usually arent,"Essentially, the leaves of aloe vera are often for external uses only, they are not meant to be taken in. But with the study of Bejar and Colapo, it’s...

THAT SHOULD BE GOOD FOR MOST CHICKENS WITH CLIPPED WINGS HOWEVER I DO HAVE ONE ROOSTER THAT NO MATTER HOW SHORT HIS WINGS ARE HE CAN STILL GET ABOUT SIX FEET IN THE AIR, HES A VERY ACROBATIC EASTER EGGER  

he is not that great of quality when it comes to his barring,  just a backyard bred roo from a friend, one chick is from a RIR hen, one from a OEG hen and one from a RIR/BO hen  

mine bred with a RIR hen. the offspring is dark barred like a barred rock hen would be but the comb and wattles are slightly larger than the rest of the pullets from the same hen, different roo i have a new batch of chicks that are...

I have a barred rock roo, i know the color diference in purebred barred offspring, my question is i the chicks are of mixed breed but barred from ther father, will the roos still be white with black stripes and the pulllets be more...

Quote: Originally Posted by DeannaOR  I have a turkey hen who has laid 7 eggs now....but yesterday one of the chickens started sitting on them. She was on them again today. This is my first time with turkey eggs and I...

I should probably mention that the other hens are not an issue any more since i have built a pen inside the coop with outdoor access for turkey hen. she is on her own inside this pen. it would be just her and babies.