Recent content by 808mom_of10

Sorry! my last post didn't include the photos. I got 5 SGE's, and one is defintely a rooster. I think Coconut is, too! Roo Boy is bigger and much lighter than the others, with a more developed comb and wattle.

I got 5 SEE from TSC, too, last month. I think Coconut is a rooster! Here is a photo of my 5 (theyre in quarantine right now), and of my Roo Boy. Aloha, I got 3 SGE's from TSC last month, and 1 is a rooster. What if I breed them together? I know Hybrids do not breed true, but I don't hear...

Aloha! I got 5 Starlight Green Eggers from Tractor Supply in Hilo a month ago (they originated from Hoovers, as that's their TM name), and theyre legs are all yellow. They are all light colored, predominanly white right now, with some red feathers coming out. One of my hens has one dark...

We're social distancing!!

So are Lohmann Brown and Red Sex Link the same? And the Golden Comet? Because what I find when I look them up, is different amount of eggs laid, and starting at different weeks of age.

I forgot mention, the hot house is 40' log (5' between 8 ribs), 16' wide, and it's about 36 feet over the arch. So we're covering the arch with 6 mil plastic, it's very durable, and lasts long here, but only about 3/4's of the way down on both sides. Then, wire from there to the ground. I'm...

Yes, I will use hardware cloth instead of chicken wire. Mongoose will climb, they're nimble little suckers, and they usually eat the eggs and chicks, but they will eat a weak or a slow chicken, given the chance! Besides them, feral cats, and some neighborhood dogs, that's it as far as...