He is a white Leghorn. they are known for doing a lot of talking. I also found out that he is really good with kids, not a usual trait of the leghorn breed.
i am trying to get the lavender color into many of my breeds. i recently got 6 lavender hatching eggs and only 2 are growing. i would love to get chicks but will also take eggs. i am very into poultry i am even thinking of studying poultry in collage. please let me know if you have some chicks...
i like my rooster very much! he protects the baby chicks from the hens who pick on them. the only thing is he starts crowing at 4 am. i keep him around because he has a high voice so it is very quiet by the time the sound hits the house.
when people want to see or hold one of my chickens i get out the orpingtons. these chickens are very calm and i have never had a problem with them. they are not the best layers 150 to 200 eggs a year.
my chickens have done this to. i took the feeder out for a while and just feed them by hand. when i put the feeder back in they no longer wasted the feed.
i tried to grow some grasses in my run. i let them get thick before i let them play in it and they just destroyed the grass. it did take a while though it might be worth it though.
first chicks were a school project and i got 5. i now have 25 with eggs in the incubator and more eggs comeing so that i can introduce a new breed. giveing egggs to people is a good way to get them addicted. all the little kids love to come to my house. he he
this is my first time and i over check all the time. the first night i stayed up the whole night. i also have sleeping problems right now. i had one of my hens sitting on eggs and she handled me pushing her off the eggs to see them very well. she hatched 7 out of 7 i cant wait to see these new...