Not sure if this is the "right" place to post this but quite sure i don't care. So with that said.... my flock is adult bantams and 5-6 month old Barred Rocks x 3 pullets and BO x4 pullets and 2 roos. My yard boss is an OEG self blue roo who runs it all beautifully. This is the problem, of the...
I follow my posts and replies via my profile page, it is just eaier for me. Can I delete old threads to kill the clutter? If no I think that would be a great new feature.
My Pekin hen WAS sitting and quit. I am not sure how long she sat full time. I candled eggs and there is movement inside so I awoke "Lord Bator" and eggs went in after a night under a lamp and spritzers of water. Anyhoo at our BEST guess hatch SHOULD be in 2 weeks.....my wife reported to me...
My Pekin hen WAS sitting and quit. I am not sure how long she sat full time. I candled eggs and there is movement inside so I awoke "Lord Bator" and eggs went in after a night under a lamp and spritzers of water. Anyhoo at our BEST guess hatch SHOULD be in 2 weeks.....my wife reported to me...
Just finished my hatch. Including bantams from my flock, and other large species from my friends flock. I noticed on the back of the neck of one, top of the head of another, shoulder of a third, and throat of a fourth (which did not live) ONE pea size cyst or blister..air or fluid...
Just finished my hatch. Including bantams from my flock, and other large species from my friends flock. I noticed on the back of the neck of one, top of the head of another, shoulder of a third, and throat of a fourth (which did not live) ONE pea size cyst or blister..air or fluid...
From day one I've let them free range from 0600-bed time. I just can't cage an animal. I also like multiple breeds. it has never concerned me til now. I love my birds and have always been content with collecting eggs to eat. However I have been bitten by the “breeding bug" . So I guess I have to...
I have a 7 mo chicken that maybe confused but is totally confusing. OK . It is a PHOENIX & Mix Bantam cross. Has body of a hen..Short hackle and saddle feathers...yet no egg production..crows...yet walks away from hen laying down in front of it like Not Interested...sparrs with roos and is...
I could have sworn I saw a list of poultry abbreviations and what they mean (ie: BB, EE,) in the learning center on BYC.COM.....now I can't find it. Can anybody shoe me in the right direction or some other site so I can learn the language?¿?!¡
We are being bombarded with flies in our run this year. Anybody else experiencing this?¿ We tried the water bait/attractor containors you find at feed stores with minimal results and now we are trying fly sticks w/ maple syrup. Yes we also practice a thorough weekly cleaning routine. ANY...
We have more than usual ammount of wild shrooms in the yard this year and our chickens are sampling them. Should I pluck the shrooms or don't sweat it? I have seen some of the chickens acting lethargic now and then. I checked shrooms and they were pecked on. BTW I am in central Florida.