First little pullet eggs 4days in a row from my TGW girl that looks like a Red Sex Link they were hatched on 9/9 so only 17weeks? Wasn’t expecting eggs for at least another month or so
This is my 5 week old chick from MM wondering if she could be WTB or WTG ? Larger than others and green legs? I ordered WTB, WTG, SL Wyandotte's,& GL Wyandotte's shared order with Neighbor thought she got her 4 GL Wyandotte's but this chick is definitely not a GLW? I traded her back and gave...
Sorry to hear about your chicks. I just received my order yesterday. Thanks goes out to some awesome & caring postal workers for taking the time to do the research and locate my chicks. They left Iowa on Saturday morning so when I called my local post office around 9am Monday morning and they...
Thanks for answering my post, cool brooder! I have raised ducks and chicks over the years in cardboard boxes, and wet shavings have always been annoying. I don't have much experience with these nipples for chicks only tried the vertical ones last summer on my old hens. I like the bungee idea and...
Hi folks!
I'm creating a brooder out of a refrigerator box(3.5W x 7L x 2.5H). Wondering how many nipples I should install in each bottle, and how many bottles I should provide for 25 chicks? These bottles I am using hold 1.5 quarts of water each above the level of the nipples.
We used pinless peepers worked for feather picking and bullying, they can fall off after a bit some we had to put back on some hens behaved, its worth a try?
I have 10 sixteen month old hens(sex links, RIRs, PBR) that started laying last year in July/August. Last winter I added supplemental lighting(6am-8pm) started about this time of year(august) and quit when the days got longer than 14 hrs.
The hens look great, red combs, shiny appearance...
Thank you folks for responding, after seeing the giant light brown eggs she has layed since we got her Saturday, I think you guys nailed it! I'd never seen a black sex link with that much gold around the neck and body.
Awww Rancher sorry for not responding sooner I've been flat out sick with the flu since Monday and just got back on my feet. I don't wear Knickers anymore since I left New England so no worries LOL! I love ya too( I know real yankees don't say "love" hee hee)........Sorry if I got a little...
"Boiseans are welcoming in the new year with goosebumps from three solid weeks of frigid temperatures. All but two days in January have been below normal — and not just a little. We're talking average daily temperatures that have been 10 to 24 degrees below normal.
In fact, the city is on track...
Ok I finally caved tonight. Went out this morning and two of my production reds with the biggest combs were showing noticeable signs of mild frost bite(white cold tips on combs and front edges of wattles). The weather has been brutal(9-16 F) for weeks, unusual for Boise, but all was well until...