Posts by ih66series

Quote:Originally Posted by PeakyBeaky I don't like either, sorry to say. The black is way off on color-don't know what happened there since he was a first generation Foley bird. His type is better, but he way brassy. I like the...

I have 2 BLRW roosters and I would like to get it down to one. I bought these from PeakyBeaky back in December. The black one is about 11 months old and the blue is 10 months. Please give me your opinions, good and bad, in regards...

I have 3 wyandottes that hatched out 6 chicks between them and now all three want to be mothers. I only want one to take care of the chicks so how do I get the other two to snap out of it?

Some days they do get a couple of hours of light added on to the day due to the inconsistent solar power system. I will try adding cayenne pepper to their feed which I heard increases production.

I know that hens normally slow down laying in the winter, but I am getting at the most 5 eggs per week from 12 hens. Last summer I could get 50 or 60 eggs per week. The 9 oldest are about 16 months old and I have 3 wyandottes that are...

Quote: Originally Posted by CMV  A&D can be found at any drugstore.  It is marketed for humans and is just vitamins A and D in an ointment.  It is good stuff. Unlikely.  They...

Do you think I could save its toes even if they are already black?  

How do you get rid of mites?  If it matters the chicken were I found them is about 2 months old.   Also, the tips of its toes are black, so is there anything I can do for that? It limps really bad.

I want a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte cockeral with good bloodlines. I am located in Central PA. Please PM me.

If a straight comb rooster bred a pea comb hen, what would the chicks be? I'm asking becuase if they would be straight combed, this is definitely a Wyandotte.