Wow, sorry to hear that you lost over 2/3 of your hatch already. I had a very good experience (my first time) that culminated in 6 chicks out of 8 hatching last week. These were mail ordered eggs shipped from Wisconsin to Arkansas. I read the threads here for guidance (but didn't follow every...
So, I live on 25 acres, mostly wooded, in the Arkansas Ozarks, and wanted to have some chickens that would be weather hardy and predator resistent. Looked like the Icelandics would be a pretty good breed for that. I have little to no experience with chickens. Tried to keep a couple Rhode Island...
So, I live on 25 acres, mostly wooded, in the Arkansas Ozarks, and wanted to have some chickens that would be weather hardy and predator resistent. Looked like the Icelandics would be a pretty good breed for that. I have little to no experience with chickens. Tried to keep a couple Rhode Island...