I let my hen hatch her eggs in a brooder coop and let her adjust to them for a week, at around a week I open the coop door and let mama bring them out and she protects them, at around 3 weeks she stops “hovering” over them and they by now are mostly integrated into the flock. I have to do a head...
I have read reviews from people who bought the brand name collar “no crow” and most of the reviews were the same, expensive piece of Velcro, but works well.
I’m sure I’m going to get the negative opinions of some people. If you are one of those people I respect you and the way you choose to raise your chickens please show the same respect to me, even if you don’t agree. With that being said I woke up this morning to the first crows from my 20 week...
This chick is 1 day old, it can not stand. I was reading through forums and decided to try bandaids on the feet. Still it just can’t get it’s legs under it to stand or walk. It’s just crawling around can some one direct me how to help this little baby?
I was just reading an article about training a rooster not to crow, he talked about tapping on a chickens head (like they do to each other) and gently pushing on his back to show him/her you are the dominant bird and you are in charge not them. I’ll try to find the article.
Where are you from? You might have way better luck hatching eggs from someone local. If you are looking for cheap eggs you can check Craigslist for people selling fresh eggs, ask them if they have a rooster chances are the eggs they are selling are fertile. Most people will at your request...
I have contact info for a very nice lady that sells full lavender Orpingtons, she also has a few other breeds. She is in Sacramento, her prices are decent!