Posts by aliskeeper

2 Young cockerels..(12 weeks old maybe)......moved to new pen last Thursday.....today appear lethargic and drinking excessively.....  everyone else seems fine WHAT might this be?   I allready have them qaurantined.

You ALL are the best.!!!.Thank you for all your input.. Ill just settle back and WAIT :-)

We have two pens of chickens in the backyard....one on one end, and one on the other end...a bit of a distance..then we also have ONE lone Polish mix Rooster we call "MR BREWSTER".....Mr. Brewster used to live at the barn.. which is...

yes..they are on egglayer feed....

Oh Thats cool!..I LOVE Denair!! ..   No..they dont free range..to many hawks and varments during the DAY!!! Ill send pic tommarrow    I thought it odd that they werent laying yet..only 2 hens and 2 roos...thats...

Ive heard that the Welsummer is slow to mature...but this seems like too long.. mine have not yet began to lay....they are 7 months...maybe I have my age wrong?..they LOOK fully mature to me :-/   Can anyone fill me in......

Can anyone  direct me  to a Jersey Giant breeder..looking for some Blue pullets..

THIS was a GREAT post! Thanks

Thanks !!..... I still do not navigate these sites very well :-)

Looking for a good Welsummer breeder as close to CA as I can get...are there any?, or where should I look?     Thanks TONS!