As you probably know well by now they freerange just like other chickens. I have 8 now, ready for table in a couple of weeks. Nice and meaty and seemingly healthy and happy.
Hi! I hatched some jumbos and the seller gave me some extras of different kinds. And so I hatched a little nice man with a red head, and seller told me its a red cap quail. I tried googling and searching byc but found little about them. Are they a seperate breed, or is this only a color variety...
Updating this in case anyone looks for the same answers. I culled my whole flock (cry...), washed exessive with Virkon S several times, let my coop freeze and then thaw several times and waited months. Now my new ladies are at point of lay and happy and healthy. Seems I got rid of that nasty...
I recently lost two pullets, one I culled when she had a progressive paralysis in her leg without any obvious cause, the other lost her balance a week thereafter and I culled her too. They were 18-20 weeks, so pretty likely mareks :cry: I had a live chicken from a friend this summer, only living...
How cute chickens and nice pics! :) #1 def looks like a roo to me, and # 2 a pullet yes :) as to the colors I cannot say,because I started with marans this summer, but hope you will be happy with them .
Digging up an old thread I found when searching for some info about these stunning bantams. I have 2 fertile eggs (and 2 maybees) in my bator, want an eye candy in my pen. A bit disapointed that it seems everyone agree they are so unfriendly though. :rolleyes: nor good layers, but that I knew...
Oh, it will be a splash? Magnificent, I love them :D
Great you think they might be hens I really do hope so. However, seems I have a batch otw next week. I shall have a maran hen next year! :lol:
Hi! I have tried almost desperately to hatch some maran pullets to give me deep dark brow eggs for next summer and to start step one in my olive-eggers project. I have unfortunately been relying on post eggs for this. First hatch I got only 3/10, all cockerels. I keot the prettiest and biggest...