A red-eared slider turtle is in need of rehoming from southwestern CT. She is believed to be female, and exact age is unknown, but shell length is currently around 4 inches. Her owners are no longer able to care for her, so please either post here or PM me to let me know if you or someone you...
Yeah stay away from any kind of building sand and get washed sand, quarry sand, play sand, etc. Building sand usually has some kind of oil in it that causes it to stick together making it a real hazard to chickens if ingested. In my run we have regular quarry sand that was delivered by a truck...
My girls dont't do anything special like that but they do come running when you make a clicking noise because they've learned to associate that sound with "human's got treats"
I think it'd be fun to teach them some other cool tricks later on though (:
So I've been looking around for possible causes for uneven pigment/speckles on eggshells but can't seem to find anything that would explain why one of my buff orpingtons almost always lays specked or blotchy colored eggs. Is it possible that it's just a genetic thing? I've read that it could be...