Posts by Ariel301

Definitely not a Japanese.Looks like a game mix of some kind. He's not a full bantam, he is too big. Perhaps a bantam crossed with a large bird.

It's a pullet. Leghorns and Lakenvelders are both large-combed breeds, so by now on a cockerel you would see some development. Unless it's a weird slow-developing one, they happen on occasion.

I have discovered some things that can make a pretty good dent in the feed bill and your reliance on commercial bagged feed.Kitchen scraps: Keep a bucket next to your kitchen trash can, and any food waste you would normally throw...

Quote:Originally Posted by Azriel Quote:Originally Posted by azhenhouse I haven't heard of that happening here, yet. I do know that the prices have increased dramatically here. When I first started buying it last spring I was...

How would not having an automatic turner make it too hard? You've just got to turn the eggs by hand three times a day or so. Doesn't have to be at exactly the same time every day. My incubator holds 100 eggs at a time and I don't have an...

Quote:Originally Posted by al6517 I'll go one better and say a New Hampshire mutt.Yeah, either a New Hampshire mix or a low-quality (hatchery type) New Hampshire.

My chickens are food. If they don't lay enough to be worth their food, they become meat. They have to be something really special to be kept if they don't lay well--like a super good broody.   Now that doesn't mean I don't...

This bird unfortunately is not fit to be rehomed as a pet. If you had a small dog that acted this same way, constantly attacking and biting people, would you give it to another family, possibly one with children? Not a good idea....

She's getting ready to lay; her instincts are telling her to find a nest. I don't know of any way to train them not to lay on the floor. Mine preferred it, so I just put some nest boxes on the floor for them or picked up eggs from...

It is not the original poster's bird. Taking the bird for themselves or selling the chicks would be stealing. Leave them alone, or catch them and return them to the owner. Or if you want them, ask the neighbor if you can catch them and...