I got out of breeding chickens for a long time. Only have my old crème legbars. some old mixed marans a few pure bred, some naked necks. Most of the amerucana have died (old age and fox invasions.
My roosters just killed my last wheat amerucana ( I was so sad) my favorite rooster.
I...
I have never raised bantams. ((tiny) My friend in Oklahoma is hatching some. They seem to be born with pasty butt and died within a day. Plus they chirp constantly.
Any ideas so I can help her
thank you.
Is it possible that the hens have coccidiosis and pass it to the chicks. PS chicks...
I have a Back Yard Flock of HENs marans, (EEs lay only blue or green or olive eggs) and maran crosses they are big chickens that lay beautiful eggs. From dark brown, green, olive, blue. The roosters are a splash wheaten amerucana (EE) rooster an a splash marans offering eggs at $12.00 dozen...
My eggs are getting so dirty pens are muddy. I have been wiping them clean. My thoughts are it is better than hatching muddy eggs. What do you think????
A friend of mind say her son keeps his pure bred chickens separated at night and keeps them penned up for awhile in the morning so the rooster has time to breed his hens. Than he turns all the breeds loose to free range. He believes the eggs are already fertized so the chicks for those hens...
well yesterday I got curious about my hatch so I open the blue eggs that didn't hatch.
. I got 4 that hatched 1 died sticky chick,
2 unfertile,
6 looked as they if they died 3 / 4 days before hatching.
So the fertilable was good in the blue eggs. Wish I could have hatched them.
6 BC...