Hi, so I have four chickens a hen two pullets and a roo and I want them all to be a flock. The rooster is fine with all of the girls but my hen isn’t doing k with the pullets. Is there anything that I can do? They are all about the same size...
Hi I have this one year old Wyandotte hen and she gets handled a lot because we take her to shows and she’s super sweet... well normally. We used to have a seabright hen with her and those were our only two chickens until Wednesday when the...
[about me] Hi, I'm Ayla. I am currently 23 years old. I have a husband and lots of animals. [about my ducks] My American Pekin duck Donald is currently struggling with Bumblefoot. So I won't be on much. I'm just putting that out there. I have 4...
The first time you see a chicken dust bathing it can be a bit worrisome. Is it having a seizure? In its last death throes? Nope, just playing around in the dirt. It’s a bit counter-intuitive: you have to get dirty in order to get clean....
Here’s a follow up to my article “Pullet or Cockerel? Understanding Sexual Dimorphism Will Help You To Figure It Out”. Sexual dimorphism is the differences in appearance between males and females of the same species (i.e. combs, size, colour,...
From my Bitchin’ Chickens News – an insert that gets added to every egg carton: •It’s a myth that chickens lay an egg a day. You know that because my supply is up and down throughout the year. Laying cycles are affected by molting, winter...
Warning: Photos are not for sensitive viewers Several years ago, I was given an 18-month old Gold Laced Wyandotte. The previous owner, who had had her for 9 months, said she had only ever laid a handful of eggs. In the 4 months I had her I don't...
So on the instructions on for the incubator, it said stop flipping the egg on the last 3 days, why do i have to stop flipping the egg? can i take the chick out of the incubator while its hatching? and after it hatches in the incubator when do i...
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If you buy eggs from a store they are graded and those with imperfections aren’t sold. Once in a while you might see flaws in a farm egg but you probably haven’t given it a great deal of thought. Here’s the lowdown on some egg oddities. Double...
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Getting new fluffy chicks in the mail or older chickens is always exciting. For one, more chickens, and two, new egg colors to add to your Easter basket, but what if your favorite out the bunch decides to go cockle-doodle-do? Even though most...
