hey everyone. i'm not new here, but havn't posted in awhile. i was layed-off a few months back and couldn't find a new job locally. i finally landed a job in virginia, so we all moved! now we're starting over. eventually, i will have chickens again, but not for awhile. for now, i will live...
i've been busting by back rebuilding my old house. it was built in 1951 and is in serious need or repair. i've replaced the water heater, complete AC/heating system, paid $7,000.00 to have a few trees removed that were too close to the house, replaced almost all windows and doors, remodeled...
my hens finally started to lay. well, one has anyway. i got six eggs saved and decided to make egg salad for lunch tomorrow. being that the eggs are small size, i added a few store bought eggs. i boiled them and the store eggs peeled very easily. i get under the membrane and the shell just peels...
sorry, just need to vent here...
i pay one bill for my water, sewage and trash pick-up. i have one trash can that is owned by the city. any over flow or large items like brush, sofas, appliances, etc...just get placed by the curb and every monday that gets picked up. the trash can gets picked...
i only get 2-4 per day. if i want to save them for a few days before incubating them, how do i store them? refergerator? how many days can i wait until i have to incubate them?
my neighbor has three barred rocks and two went broody. since he had no roosters, i gave him some fertile eggs i had bought to put under them. they hatched a few and are sharing mothership but so far, have not started laying again. it's been about a month now since they hatched them. how long...
do the A&M varation mature more slowly than the others? i have two A&M's that seem to be slower. my others are laying or crowing already. these two whites don't do anything, so i cannot tell if they are male or female yet.
my quail throw food everywhere! they waste a bunch every day and by the time i get home, they're starving! i'm just using one of the long metal ones with holes in the side. it's like the round ones with holes, except straight. what is a better feeder that they cannot waste it all? i tried a...
i had three but the post office roughed them up. i had 40 eggs shipped of different assortment breeds. three of which were blue orps that i really wanted. out of 40 eggs, i got 4 chicks that survived, none of them blue orps. incubation temp and humidity was perfect the whole time (for once)...
do all of them have feathered feet? i just hatched a five toed black chick with very, very dark green feet, but they are not feathered. could it be a silkie or is it something else?