One of our bantams went broody on fake eggs and stopped laying...SO, I gave her some of the regular size hen’s eggs. It’s going to be cute watching the chick quickly grow bigger than “mom”, especially as baby chick keeps climbing on mom’s back
My boy Drum was the 10% in an assorted colored egg layer. The chickens could be any of the following:
Americana, Olive Egger, Prairie Bluebell Egger™, Sapphire Olive Egger™, Starlight Green Egger™, Midnight Majesty Marans™, French Black Copper Marans, or Cuckoo Marans
take a look, what do you...
I cannot stop staring at this egg! My ladies are young and just started laying,. This is egg number two from this hen. Yesterday’s was big, however today’s is GIGANTIC!
My Fourth hen laid her first egg today. She is the first of my black Cooper’s to lay an egg. Please look at the picture of her egg. It is the first egg I’ve seen come out that is splotchy looking
Well we were too afraid to do the suggestions of my father and neighbor, all long time chicken people (cut head off or break neck) so I found another way online using a plastic container, baking soda and white vinegar. It created a carbon monoxide chamber that once we place the lid the chick...
It was like a home “hatchery” with larger areas looking okay and then in the garage large plastic bins being used as “brooders” so full of church’s they were on top of each other. Chick “nonmedicated” in big bags just sitting open and then one side hens, I guess in these metal things.
I had...
So last Sunday I picked up 3 baby chicks; 2 and 1 week old molted D’uccles and a 5 days old Golden Seabright. I got them to add to my three 15 week cochin bantams (once big enough). Once I saw the place, I should have ran. I took them though.
The Seabright died within 2 days, the 1 week old had...
I am not sure which one of my 10 dropped this. Everyone is acting normal. I’m going to do some serious watching to figure out who. However, I’ve read about shedding intestinal lining, could this be that or should I start treating for coccidiosis?
Same picture, one is just zoomed in.
I took baby steps with ours. We have a lot of hawks in area, all our neighbors have chickens - so they aren’t going anywhere.
I would let them out at varying times for 30 minutes, then and hour and so on. In the beginning, I stayed out most of the time. After noticing way less hawks after about...
Okay, newbie struggles. I’ve decided to keep my standards separate from my bantams and since I ended up with a Roo and Two Hens instead of Three - I’m a little lost. I tried to find some as old as the ones I have (12-14 weeks), wasn’t gonna happen. So I got two Mottled D’uccles and a Golden...