I have had 4 roosters die in the last month,all 16 hens doing just fine. All of the roosters were 2-4 years old, all were doing just fine at their evening check-in, dead on the coop floor in the morning, each rooster had it's own coop...
28 of 31 of my birds are purebred EE's and I wouldn't trade um for anything. I think of them as being the cats of the chicken world, intelligent and independent. My egg colors range from dark blue, olive, green, brown, pink, to almost...
, I can't add anything about the taste of the eggs, but I can tell you that a little apple cider vineger in the water does wonders for keeping water algae free.
I picked this pair up 3 weeks ago so that my broody EE's sole surviving chick would have company. The young lady I bought them from had no idea as to what breed or mix they are, I ain't got a clue either. They have just lost their...
Quote:Originally Posted by geosheets you can pelvic sex them... the cockerels pelvic bones will be more pointed and almost touching... pullets at 4 months will be almost far enough apart to fit a finger between the bones... it's...