Honestly, they are great birds. We have 2 boys freeranging together and neither one has ever gotten the least bit aggressive with us and they are very polite to their girls as well. No missing...
We love our Nankin hen. She's very sweet and good natured, excellent bird for beginners or kids. She comes when called, she's an excellent bug hunter, likes to sit on your lap (or head, or...
Leghorns are great egg laying chickens. They are friendly to other Leghorns and can easily fly. The only problems is that they are bad in the pecking order and they can make a mess of the yard....
I will start by saying that I love Australorps. In fact, my very favorite hen is an Australorp. She is such a sweet chicken and just let's you walk right up to her to pick her up. She doesn't run...
Yes, that slides off. Should that be on or off. I thought that might be there for shipping purposes. The directions that came with it doesn't say anything about it which leads me to believe it should stay on.
Sometimes mine slides off too. That little white arm should be on. If it is not it is not going to turn the eggs for you. It's just going to do revolutions on its own.
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