Posts by Aroz26

Quote: Originally Posted by rodriguezpoultry  To me, I don't see much Langshan blood in him. It looks a bit more like an Australorp cross.   That makes a bit more sense to me as we have a few hens who...

  Hi guys, i'm new to this thread and have a question regarding my roos breed or breeds lol. He's a bit of a mix and I was wondering if he might have some Langshan in him? I'm no expert on the breed but someone suggested he...

Can someone please help me in determining what breed of chick I have here? I have seen a few different breeds on the internet who come close. Possibly the Wellsummer and phoenix breeds come closest to the colouring patterns on the...

@Vixchooks, I am also from NZ and having the same problem with one of my girls. It must be the spring weather making them go silly on us. I have just tried the wire bottom cage today. I was told it would take a week but 1-3 days sounds...

I did try blocking off the entrance to the other nesting box as well after all the other hens had laid but then I had to go open it up first thing in the morning so the hens could go in to lay again. A friend suggested putting her in a...

As the title explains, I need some ideas to stop my Black Orp/Australorp (not sure which one exactly) from constantly going broody on me. She has been sitting on nothing for 10 days now and each time someone lays I remove the eggs...

I was just about to ask if it was possible as well until I saw this thread. My Golden Lakenvelder is the only hen I have that lays white eggs and I collected two today, just a few hours apart. My first thought was "who else...

That's what I was thinking too Hdowden. I was sure the one at the back was a girl but they are both quite well developed so will maybe give it a few more weeks. And yup I'm pretty positive they are mixes too but will keep them anyway...

I posted a pic of their mother in another post and came to the conclusion that she was a Lavender Orpington but most likely a mix as her colouring is more mottled. The farm next door has a Lavender Orpington rooster and they all...

That makes sense. Do you think the chickens follow this rule though? Just out of curiosity as our neighbour has about a dozen or so hens and about 5 or 6 young cockerels that are starting to try and mate with them. They don't seem...