Posts by Erinmir

We candled them once it got dark outside, could still see veins in almost all of them. There were a few that showed signs of halted development, but these were the same roughly 3 eggs that looked like duds when we candled the first...

Hi all, Worried and not sure what to do/expect. Our pekin duck hen decided she wanted to go broody and hatch a clutch of eggs. This is our first time letting nature do its thing to hatch any eggs and we've been very proud of her for...

Thanks all for the suggestions. I'm going to be revamping the run design for the banty coop as well as making some security adjustments to how the coop closes up. Until then, my little rooster is just going to be a house rooster. (he...

So, we had our first confirmed predator loss this morning. Hubby found my Mille Fleur d'Uccle bantam roo in the middle of the yard looking bedraggled and stunned at about 6:00 this morning. Upon bringing him inside to inspect him for...

Ok, so here is my entry!   1. Petunia 2. Salmon Faverolles 3. Hen 4. Petunia is a bit of a busybody and a drama queen. If she isn't the center of attention she often makes a loud squeak/squawk that sounds like someone...

Name (Optional): King Midas Breed: Mille Fleur D'Uccle Color: Mille Fleur Age: 6 months

Going to have to take a good picture of Petunia, my SF. She's got the biggest chicken beard I've ever seen. :) I'll post one tomorrow.  

My Fern looks just like that, she's an EE from Meyer Hatchery. Only difference is that Fern has slate colored legs. Not a speck of color anywhere on her, all white. :) It does seem to be unusual but you can have all white EE's. She is...

Ok so I haven't noticed this with any other breed of chook we've raised but I'm trying my hand at Mille Fleur D'Uccles. My 4 chicks are about 2 weeks old and I have noticed that when they are stressed, in new situations (going outside...

I'm sort of curious about why you want to keep 1 rooster of each breed. If you are hoping to raise chicks that are of a specific breed, keeping all those breeds and roos together won't work out too well. Only reason being, that while...