Recent content by Lavender Mum

Hey how much do you sell your chicks for?

Looks like 2 boys to me. I have 6 Lavender Ameraucana that are 5 months old.

Perris you've done it again! The information you give and the time you dedicate to this is incredible. My 11 chicks have been on a homemade feed since hatching and I 100% agree with everything you are talking about. -I highly suggest anyone reading this to try out Perris' method. Trust your...

I stopped the egg shells early on after another person I speak to told me they don't need them yet.

I vote 2 pullets. They look just like my 5 lavender ameraucana pullets. Mine are 2 months old in this pic.

update: Hugh didn't grow to be as pretty in color as Ivan so I actually re-homed Hugh yesterday. Ivan has since calmed down a lot. He's friendly with me and my kids and he is gorgeous. He isn't pecking the little EE babies anymore either. Maybe there a little bigger and less annoying to him now...

Hey JACM, It turns out I have two roosters. I lost two of my chicks that I was sure were girls so it stinks I won't know for sure on those two. One roo (Hugh) I guessed correct. One of my other chicks surprised me because the wings looked like the girls and is tail feathers came in fast and at...

Hey FFN, So I have two roosters. One (Hugh) I was right about from the start but, a second one named Ivy at first (Ivan now lol) has surprised me. I thought it was a girl for sure. Another chick named Gemmy I swore was a boy after a few weeks because the tail feather growth was basically not...

Mine is fermented in 2-3 days. I add one small spoonful of plain yogurt to my mix because it helps speed up the fermentation process.

I give them enough of the feed to fill their food bowl in the early am. Later in the morning when I can get them out, I let them free range for a few hours. I feed them again in the afternoon and throw in broccoli too because they love it. I give them a can of sardines 1-2x a week with the...

All my chicks did fine with it. The only thing I did different when they were younger is that I blended it in a food processor to make the mix more of a crumble for them.

Out of all 14 of my chicks none ever got pasty butt. I'm wondering if that is because I soaked their feed. Maybe it's the extra water they get from soaked feed.

oh man you think Hugh is a girl :) The second picture is Ivy but now apparently Ivan lol. Ivan has been feisty with the flock lately and pecking a lot. Maybe someone pecked him back? It doesn't look bad in person, just a slight red mark. Does it look bad?

I meant to say comb lol

Thats really interesting about the wattle/pea comb connection. Thanks for the input.