Posts by Arielle

Edited for clarity--   THe ABLC site has extensive info on the dev of the BUckeye. DOn Schrider added a pound of growth, etc using a multi pen system. You might find what ou are looking for there.   Basically there...

Quote: Originally Posted by wolftracks  Quote: Originally Posted by Arielle  As I was checking eggs under the broodies I hear peep-peep while holding a handful off marans eggs. Yippe. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lacy Blues  Quote: Originally Posted by Yellow House Farm    I don't know; we'll split an Ancona spatchcock and, with veggies etc..., that makes a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Arielle  BIN   4 Bourbon Red turkey eggs $20 including Priority shipping and tracking paypal due at claiming plz.   Quote: Originally Posted by...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lacy Blues  Quote: Originally Posted by catdaddyfro  PS on the egg laying song/squawking and carrying on like the world is at end. LOL I have read this is trait...

Quote: Originally Posted by danib  Quote: Originally Posted by Arielle  Hay is expensive. Prices depend on where you are. I have p aid $10 a bale late last fall, and nothing lower than $7...

I had n't heard that double yolks were caused by over eating; it is just 2 yolk ready at the same time. THe hen has several "yolks" developing so that one is ready everyday.    My birds over eat on good stuff like scraps,...

Quote: Originally Posted by kuntrygirl  Quote: Originally Posted by Arielle  Quote: Originally Posted by Zootopia  I have my Black Spanish tom over a BBW (who...

Is this your first hatch with that thermometer??  If it is off a tad, that too will influence the length of time. 

I find that managing a boodie and her chicks are just another headache. Separate housing and run space until she can manage the situation. One of my broodies took her chicks back to a distant barn where few chickens go as I suspect...