I have a small flock of Swedish Flower Hens. These are directly from Greenfire line and are not crested. I have 2 Roosters of 3 Hens so fertilitly is very good. I have hatched out 2 batches and everything is looking good so far. If these don't go I will set them as well. If these do sell, more...
I hatched a handful of the SFH last year. Ended up with 2 roosters and they both are awesome to look at. Can't wait until the eggs start coming in. They have become my favorite breed.
I would just do the edges. The stuff will lay flat on its own. Unless it has a buckle in it. You can use staples or even caulk. It doesn't take much to hold it.
I had 3 plastic totes. One had a pair that was doing pretty good. I had another tote with 3 roos. The 3rd tote had 1 roo and 4 hens. One of the roos in the roo tote was calling his little heart out. Finally a hen started responding to his call. Put those 2 toghether, and now they are happy. Got...
I hatched out some buttons and can easily sex most. Some are blue breasted. This one I am not so sure. It has a black line "bib" (i think that is what it is called). It has no red on the butt. I was trying to have them paired off. I saw this one being aggressive toward a roo. Is that normal for...
Just curious, how many chickens do you have all together? If you have a bunch it could be the other chickens. I have had chickens cleaned out from the tail end. I first thought some critter did it but after the second time I caught them in action. They are cannibals and won't hesitate to pick on...