ok that is ultimately what i'm looking for will they hatch as well. we are not worried on the sexing part as much as our kids just enjoy it and then we give away whatever we don't want.
ok so simply when bred you are not aware of what sex they are. However then for what purpose do people use a sex link rooster? if any? sorry if this is a dumb question
We are attempting to hatch birds from our first flock. We have a rir rooster. Delaware hens, barred rock, rir & New Hampshire hens.
We understand all of these will create a red or black sex link with the rir rooster and rir hen will obviously be a rir. However what happens then when we breed...
Help our chickens appear to have a severe disease. The rooster is the worse. Comb is all messed up and almost looks like legions on the comb and face. Any help is appreciated. Also appears a bunch of tail feathers are gone on rooster. How do we treat?
Never had sick chickens before. we have 12 in our coop & run. Plenty of space, but tons of rain up here in PA. Chickens are about 21 weeks old and are coughing. Rooster hasn't crow'd correctly in 2-3 weeks and is now almost non existent. a few of the chickens seem to wheez a bit. I can't...