I have a pair of silkie bantam roosters that need a new home where they won't bother neighbors with their crowing. They are semi-tame and put themselves up at night like good chickens. I'm not looking for a rehoming fee, I'm mostly just looking to get them somewhere they'll be safe. They are...
Is there a heat lamp out there that doesn't get 2nd degree burn hot? I'm trying to figure a brooder for my Buttons and the biggest obstacle for me is the heat source.
I have to share, I'm a first time clutch mom and I have no idea what I'm doing. I'm working on a second heat tank for them so that can be moved away from my other eggs. Anyone have any tips on how to best help the babies?
Here is an album of them and momma's flock.
My fiance & I recently adopted 10 Buttons, we were told they were evenly split...male to female. But the ratio appears to be 7:3. Is it possible to segregate out 3 breeding pairs and have the rest of the males live together? We have our first egg in an incubator, I'm hoping for a girl. But we...