Hi i just hatched 2 eggs from regular coturnix quails and one of them had a very bad time trying to get out.
She started by pipping on the narrow end and zipping diagonally. She got half way before she couldnt do it anymore so i had to assist her.
Only after she was born i realized she was...
Howdy Fellow Chicken Owners,
I have a small flock of 10 chickens. 4 are 2-years old and 6 are 1-year old. They are all amazingly health and beautiful.
May Question: Is it normal for my French Black Copper Maran to be HUGE? Her breast and crop are so large they swing like a pendulum when...
Hi, 1st ever post ^_^ does anyone have any abnormally large duck hens?
I'll have to get some pics for you guys, but I have a muscovy duck that's the same size as my drake - for a while she's was larger than him! I was wondering how common this is? Or is it possible she's intersexed? She and her...
I have a young rooster, about 18 weeks old. He came from an unknown source at 5 weeks old, so I know nothing about breed or his history. (I was sold a hen that turned out to be a rooster!). I haven't kept a rooster before.
He grew extremely quickly and is now HUGE and pretty heavy. The problem...
Hi.
Can you help me how to choose breeds that lay very very very big eggs, almost huge?
I am thinking of black hybrids, leghorns, jersey giants and minorcas.
What do you think?