Posts by debid

Love the video! She's all girl. The brown back with rosy breast is feminine. And if you think your five-weeker is aggressive, fasten your seatbelt, you haven't seen anything yet! Remember, as long as she isn't pulling feathers or...

Like many "toxic" plants, it takes a hefty dose of rhubarb leaves to kill. This site mentions 11 pounds of leaves to kill a 145 lb. human based on testing done with rats so that would translate to a third of a pound of leaves for a...

There was another thread about "commercial black" chicks. Apparently, some big hatchery is crossing Australorp, barred Rock, and others to make another hybrid layer much like the production red. I'm thinking you have one of those. I'd...

Quote:Originally Posted by rustedearth Are EEs separate from Ameraucaunas? Also her tail feathers are huge, way bigger than the other pullets. Any idea why that is? That's probably because of the Leghorn often mixed in to improve...

Quote:Originally Posted by myfivehens  Ok, I just didn't know what hatchery barred rocks were being compared to when people said they are harder to sex. So I get it now, hatchery vs. show quality. Thanks!Oh, I think you may have...

Sand is fine for chicks but it will pass right through a hen. As she grows, a chicken selects larger and larger pieces of grit so that the pieces fill her gizzard and stay there working to grind her food until they are worn or outgrown....

The co-op here puts a plastic tray upside down in the brooder. The water is on top so there are no shavings right by it. The tray has holes that the chicks easily fit through so a scrap of cardboard on top also gives them a hideout...

I'm so sorry -- I know how you feel because I had something similar happen. I introduced three grown pullets (4, 6, and 9 months) to my peaceful little flock and used the "sneak them in last night" technique. Never again. Nobody is...

I think you're right on the age. The comb looks to be a single rather than rose on this one and has more color than I'd expect at this point BUT it's still too early to say whether it's growing and that's really the tell. Three more...

Pullets!