Posts by Spangled

Quote: Originally Posted by Tamara119  Looking at what people say about scratch, e.g.:  "When purchased commercially, it usually consists of wheat, corn, oats, sunflower seeds, millet and various other...

If they were laying before, almost always before two weeks.  If memory serves, yolks take aprrox two weeks to develop in the ovary before they can be released into the infundibulum to begin being made into an egg.  So, if the...

No, not exactly.  An ISA Brown has a whole lot more to its genetic development than "just a cross."  It goes back generations.  Only the folks at ISA make the ISA Brown.  Their genetics are a trade secret, for lack...

Quote: Originally Posted by jackhorn01  Does anyone file down the spurs or anything like that?   Sometimes.   One person holds the rooster under the arm, we use a towel wrapped around him loosely...

Quote: Originally Posted by jphendrix  We just recently built a new coop and run for our chickens, it is way bigger than the other one. We moved them to the new coop Tuesday of last week. We usually let them free...

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Quote: Originally Posted by GingerB   I am Looking for Opinions on the BEST  Breed for Foraging, Broodiness, & Prolific Lg Brown Eggs, Dual purpose. In that order of importance. In other...

Quote: Originally Posted by iluvpeeps   I see articles on here and people say that their roosters never peck at people and aren't aggressive except to predators. I won't be getting one for a while if I ever do...

  Very nice.  

Quote: Originally Posted by ashandvine    Wouldn't it be a real hoot to find some sop for Dorkings written down in Latin? I agree.  A hoot.   Must be pretty enough to be on a...