Posts by kjt135

I have sit here and read this whole post and loved it, the pictures are fantastic. I love to travel but dh does not. So pictures are always a plus for me. Good luck on the adoption and the chickens. Let us know how it goes.

I'm so excited just set my first batch of the new year {won't be my last} All eggs from some I hatched last year. Got just warm enough here for them to start laying again. Temps dropping again so they may stop.   Set 12 Buff...

I started mine Sunday and it looks and smells great. Make sure you rinse rinse rinse. Not a good idea to soak too much seed though. Thought I would soak enough at one time to fill trays on 3 different days. By today my seed really...

Any one know if banty eggs take twenty one days to hatch? 

Hold a chick upside down and if it fights its a roo and if it just calms down its a hen. Saw it on here and granddaughter wanted to try it and see if it works My guess is it's like all the other wives tales 50/50 either way.

I was thinking of this too. My granddaughter did the "hold them upside down test" and wanted to know if she got any of them right but couldn't figure out how to mark them. I think I will try the twist ties real loose. Thanks for the...

I have a hen who has been broody all summer, but has yet to hatch eggs. She just lost her last batch 3 days ago and will not get off the nest. I am sure she gets up to eat but not much. My question is any idea how long she can stay on...

Just found one of my 3 month olds in her run laying on her side, when I picked her up to see what was wrong discovered one of her wings is  missing. I have no idea what happened to her., No blood or anything like that. Any ideas?...

When do most roos start to crow? I have one 19 weeks old and have yet to hear him crow. He's a rir if that makes any difference.  Thanks Karen

I have determined she is ill. This morning rooster was coughing or sneezing had runny eye also. His looked like pus or infection. I have got them on duramycin-10 mixed at 800mg per gallon of water. Now what else can I do? They are in a...