Posts by jak2002003

Quote:Originally Posted by Wintersun The hen that died yesterday was the hen he picked on most.  Her back on one side wasn't completely but quiet thin and bare in spots.  She was the largest of my hens, the most independent (in fact...

Quote:Originally Posted by Wintersun Hello,   We have 5 hens and 1 roo (we started with 9 hens and lost 2 to predators and 2 died of unknown causes).  He's so beautiful and is only mildly aggressive to me (pecks my boots if I pick...

Quote:Originally Posted by Pawsnhoofs I am in the process of building a small backyard pet flock and I was wondering what a good ratio of drake to ladies would be? I would like to have about six ducks, would one drake be good?  That...

Quote:Originally Posted by kazoo1111 Can be chicks get out of a 3 foot fence?  By the way their a month old with clipped wings. Yes they can get out! You should also not clip the wings at ONLY 4 weeks old!!!! The feathers are not...

My dog is a small mix breed. She was raised along side my chickens since I got her home as tiny puppy. For 2 years she was great with the chickens and the chickens even would perch on her back to go to sleep in the sun! I used to...

If you mix the chicks with the older hens, make sure to give the chicks someplace to hide - as I am sure the bigger ones will try to peck them and also the bigger ones will get to the food and push the chicks away - so they might not get...

Quote:Originally Posted by Mnredjunglefowl Pigeon grow fast n 3 month there out of there nest already..but for meat best i think r farm pigeon.i use to raise king foe meat but the bigger they r they less meat they get just from my...

Quote:Originally Posted by bHen I hatch every week so I put chicks under my broodies then in a week or so I steal the chicks back, drop them in the brooder, and kick the hen back out to the breeding pen.  I only have one 'wicked'...

Quote:Originally Posted by tec27 They say that females usually hatch at higher temperatures. This doesnt mean you can change the sex of the eggs. This means that the males are more likely to die at higher temperatures. So instead of...

I would use the fantails then, and keep breeding for bigger birds - but that will take a long long time. Not all white birds have white meat. It depends of the cololour of their flesh. The birds with the light colour meat will have...