Recent content by CMC

I have a bunch of older hens and their egg quantity/quality is declining, but I’ve never seen a yolk like this before. I was cooking it up for the dogs and I guess it was fine (no complaints!), but I wouldn’t have eaten it myself. Any idea what these white spots could be? (BTW - I collect the...

Good Idea - thank you! I can wait to incubate whatever the hens don't hatch. And it helps to know the chicks can survive a one foot drop; that had me really worried. And I don't mind that the hens aren't laying eggs. I'd just like to get them back to eating and drinking and doing stuff again...

Let's start with this is my first time breeding my chickens (and I don't know how to make this a short question!). I keep 23 hens together that have never been bred, and I have my 8 roosters kept together in a different area. I picked one rooster and 3 hens to breed and moved them into a private...

I want to trying raising chickens for two reasons; eggs and bug control. I need smart and agile birds that can survive rural Southern California canyon life. I can cage them at night, but want them to forage on an abundance of snails, spiders and all sorts of other bugs during the day. If they...