I am in Central Florida with Wyandottes and Orphingtons in my flock. They do just as well as my others. We have been 95 plus for a couple of weeks now. High humidity and zero rain. I use a mister, a fan in the afternoon, and shade cloth. They do pant on and off, but are no worse for wear. I have...
I love these birds. I have not been able to get any the last three times we re-upped our flock. I had to give a beauty roo away also. The hens were the best and laid the best large to ex large eggs.
I am having the same problem I have 12 hens but the Russian orloffs are the only ones having their back feather pulled out/missing. I they were growing back the last week or 2, but I noticed yesterday the new growth was being pulled out also. They are 12 weeks old, this has been going on for 8...
Pretty cool I think, 19 weeks old. I was supposed to get 6 ISA Browns, and through reading they lay at 16 weeks sometimes, but 1 was a Roo. ISA brown roos are white. So, I guess the lady a Rural King who had 3k chickens at the time and trying to get them to the correct place was wrong. I think I...
I know the feeling, I was making Cornhole boards. Spent a lot of time on them, after material cost I was making about 7 bucks an hour. I feel your pain.