Herb, I know it was a while back you posted this, but I'm curious if you could distinguish the chicks sex by their coloring. I've got a broody gold comet sitting on some of the same crosses right now.
So out of the blue, one of my gold comet hens went broody. On a whim, I got some fertile eggs. The we're laid by gold comet hens with a RIR rooster. I'm curious about what the offspring will be like, and especially if I will be able to sex then by color. Any info would be much appreciated.
So for some reason one of my gold comets got it in her brain to start brooding. I thought it might be short lived, but she's been at it full-time for about four days now. I got my hands on some fertile eggs (comets bred with a RIR rooster) and stuck 14 of them under her butt. She's using one...
Sorry for the crummy pictures. My hens were being flighty and wouldn't hold still for a picture. Of my two golden comets one has tail feathers that droop. They both act very healthy and happy. I previously had a set of Rhode Island Reds (referred to as the "twins") and one of them had a...
This is genius! I just got some baby chicks and I'm already giving them water with an old bike water bottle with a nipple in the bottom, but it never occurred to me to do this. Thanks!
Hi everybody,
Long-time chicken oficionado, trying to figure out ducks. I have two Khaki Campbell ducklings who were the same size when I got them (they were a week or two old). They're probably closer to 6 weeks now and one of them is twice the size of the other. My curiosity is if this...
I already have a few chickens and somewhat impulsively bought two khaki campell ducklings this weekend. Lady at the feed store sold me broiler grower to feed them. They seem to be doing ok for the two days I've had them. they are picking out the smaller pieces in the feed, which i think i...
Here are pictures of my coop that I built for 3-4 hens. I tried to take pictures throughout the process, so hopefully most of it is pretty clear on how I built it.
The main materials I started with were 2x4's and 7/16' OSB plywood. I wanted to make it light enough to move, but strong enough to...
I haven't posted on this thread in a long time and I just wanted to give an update. After making the changes I noted, the chickens went through a couple of phases where they were noisy again. Without even having to squirt them after the first few days, the noisy times seemed to be just little...
I clipped my chickens wings after they started to lay so I'm not sure the difference it makes before or after. Mine cannot even get close to clearing my four foot fence with clipped wings. I think the whole clip one wing thing is bologna. Backyard chickens website urban legend. Did you clip...
You are correct. I believe I had concluded that there were too many variables and not enough controls to be sure what made the difference. I believe the auto door was a large part of it. What I have learned is that my chickens are not particularly loud in the morning if I can meet all of the...
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I think I already did but if I was unclear the OP can ask for clarification.
Actually, I followed the thread you had that ws similar, and it really didn't seem to me that you had a very specific method. As I recall you shot them when they were loud. Perhaps I missed something?
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I never said get rid of chickens - although that is one way to deal with the noise problem. I said that chickens make noise, that it is normal and natural. I said that they may be able to get a very small difference in the noise problem with some "training", but that I am pretty sure...
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Actually, I'm not clear on it, maybe you can explain - and if you know the way to do it, tell the OP.
I think I already did but if I was unclear the OP can ask for clarification.