Posts by Marion

Thank you Old Rebel... that is exactly what I wanted to know! I will start paying attention and see which tom the hen seems to gravitate toward and make them a pen of their very own! The other toms can stay together until time for...

Good question... I don't have an answer but would love to find out as well. I have 9 young Bourbon Reds and it is looking like there is only one "girl" in the whole bunch, I am wondering if it is safe to keep her with that many...

Quote:Originally Posted by Donna R What does self blue mean?I am not an expert but I think it is also referred to as lavender.

I haven't had much experience with cooking hens yet but hubby and I sent 8 roosters to freezer camp this weekend, well 7 really, one of them I cooked in the crock pot with italian dressing until it fell off of the bones. Still a bit...

Armadillos, (anteaters), eat insects and grubs, a few species eat only ants. It was probably around the chickens looking for worms and such that find chicken poo a perfect place to live... eww.

My hens have just started laying eggs, pullet sized so far. There have been a few eggs that were large and double yolked. My question is... will that hen always lay double yolkers?

This is how he looked a couple months ago Cynthia... what do you think?ETA... his legs are yellow, the photo is kinda funky.

I was thinking something other than genetics because he wasn't always that way... he does get a lot of sun but his diet is the same as the others that don't have that coloring. He is the ruler of the roost at the present so I suppose he...

Here is a photo that shows the odd coloring... any opinion is appreciated.

I don't have any right now but I will take some in the morning and show you... thanks for the reply!