Posts by 4-H chicken mom

Quote:Originally Posted by ChicwannaB I ordered twice from ebay, people with high ratings too.  Once I got a dozen Lemon Cuckoo Orps at about $40 with the shipping and everything, NONE of them hatched.  2nd time I ordered 7...

Hi and from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard.

Hi and from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard. I agree with redsoxs

Hi and from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard. I go from the house to the garage at 2 wks. with heat lamps. Then to the coop at 4 wks. Unless it is warm, then they might go out sooner. If it is still cool, they may get a heat lamp out...

Hi and from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard. Congrats on your new pets.

Hi and from Ohio. So glad to have you aboard. Congrats on your new additions.

I would like to introduce to you my first Mandarin ducklings that I hatched from start to finish. I have hatched other Mandarins but only after mom has done all the work. This is the first ones that made it all the way to the end. This...

Quote:Originally Posted by blessedchick Babies! Hatched on Mother's Day! How wonderful, Congrats, What beautiful babies

Corn will put fat on them. As long as it is not too much, it will give the meat some nice flavor.

They are great egg layers but for my own preference, I wouldn't use them for meat birds.