These birds have been the foundation of our flock. They have stood up to the arid Colorado weather here which means cold winters, hot summers and not much rain so no many plants or bugs. Very...
Acquired these two girls from someone who wasn't supposed to have them in the city. They were still pullets. They lay one egg every other day between the two of them. Have not noted them to be...
With several comments about finding it hard to obtain good quality Brabanters, has anyone purchased from Sandhill? Where have you found good quality stock? If our town changes it's regs, this is...
so i am kinda new to chickens, and have 4 day old araucana chicks! Can someone explain to me what pasty butt it? a lot of posts have been about this but I don't know what it is and I want to make sure my chicks are healthy! thanks!
Pasty butt is when poop sticks to the chicks vent. To prevent pasty butt, I mix clean play sand in their food, or use dirt with no fertilizer in their brooder, instead of shavings. Hope this helped
It's the shape that makes the breed, and the color that makes the variety.