Thank you Bo for sharing your experience. This is exactly what I needed.
Legs/feet.... will have a look and post info. I know what I think they are, but want to be absolutely sure.
Can I ask what the egg size is on your birds?? Am I off base crossing the blacks with supposedly bigger egg size...
At University of Maine at Orono, the sheep were coming down with pnemonia after a barn renovation. The answer was to open the barn. Made it very cold in the winter but the illnesses stopped.
I hate tight barns.
Learning to make a good shelter is a skill.
Batch of peep presented by mother witch this morning. 8 black, 8 brown chipmunk. This is Witchy Woman's second hatch this summer. A number of hens and roosters contributed to the motley crew. All 16 fit under mom. Like a magic act. Lol
While evening skies have been lovely here, Im all for getting control of the fires. Maybe controlled burns would be beneficial. But from what a scientist who studies forests said was the lack of rain is the game changer. Perhaps is that remains a factor controlled burning is too risky.
Ok. These feathers are not red, as in red of a good RIR. Rather a brown. And not yellow like seen in hackle feathers of BCM occassionally.
Will see how he molts out over next few months.
Right. Exactly right !
I just dont know if a few brown feathers is likely a normal thing for this breed.
My plan was to use black which McMurray says has bigger eggs on the blues which McMurray says lays a smaller egg. That is: crossing a black line with a blue line to increase egg size a...
Good question. Enquiring minds want to know.
Basic question. Bought a few birds from McMurray. Black cochins to play incubator. Among the three "black cochin", one of 3 males shows an area of brown feathers along his side. Other two do not. Trying to understand if this is a growth phase or a...
Thank you. I realize hatchery are not the best quality but need something to compare to in order to know what is normal. Growing birds go thru many stages that majes them look off but is just a growth stage.