Posts by v.cyr

oldtime farmers always told me 21 was the rule... 21 days to hatch, 21 weeks till the hens start laying... never kept precise track of it, but IIRC, it was close to that figure for ours....

I'm not directly crossing those two breeds, but I am crossing a BR x BO rooster with a Jersey Giant hen this year... as soon as we get them hatched I will post pics

one of my hens lays white or nearly white eggs from time to time(my hens are BO and BR X BO crosses, and one black giant)... I just learned that the brown color on eggs isn't actually the shell but a pigment deposited on the outside,...

Quote:Originally Posted by Frannabelle Polish. They're how I imagine a meth addict or crackhead behavesMy aunt had a pair of white polish when I was about 10(ish)... I could never decide which was funnier to sneak up on, them or the...

While I am not fond of what I think of as frivolous breeds(those that are purely ornamental, that neither lay well nor put on enough weight to be good eating) ,and I don't care much for most single purpose breeds, the only breed I can...

some hens stop singing the "egg song" after a while... our two orps did it when they first started laying, but now they just go "BRUUP" when they lay an egg, then get up... our other hens( the daughters of those orps)...

we live out in the country, on a farm... no problems with legality or other people thinking she is crazy if they see her, and no sidewalks to have to worry about leaving poop on, just our lawn... our neighbors(my mom and dad), get a...

our's is still a chick...from a straight run assortment, so we aren't sure of the gender yet, but I am hoping for a hen...

I will start by stating this is NOT MY IDEA... it is my GF's... she wants to get a leash for Rocky, our Buff Brahma roo, and walk him like a dog... I think the idea is a little crazy, but she has her heart set on it... she was looking at...

Quote:Originally Posted by punky rooster v.cyr :things like the wikipdia entry for pekin are what get me scratching my head...Pekin bantams are a True bantam, a breed of miniature chicken which has no large fowl counterpart,(also...