I have 18 hens and 2, 6 month old roosters. Up till now they have been all together. I want fertile eggs from one breed and am wondering how long I have to separate the breed I want to know the right rooster covered the desired hens. TIA
Thank you so much for your import. I love reading the posts on this thread. I will post pics of my others when they are a little older if I think they are somewhat on the right track. I really need to study the SOP some more.
Thanks she is not laying yet and I thought she is dark too. I have 4 in the brooder 4 weeks old, 1 cockerel 3 pullets with one pullet being hopeful. I also have another hen same age as this one 19 weeks that has a crooked tail and creol coloring. They are the sweetest I love CCL's. I joined the...
Mine are only 10 weeks old but I chop up leftover not so fresh veggies and fruit and top with fresh mealworms that are in wheat bran.....they love it ❤️ I feel a little like Mortisha from The Adams Family....maybe that's what I will be for Halloween LOL
Mine are only 10 weeks old but I chop up leftover not so fresh veggies and fruit and top with fresh live mealworms that are in wheat bran.....they love it ❤️ I feel a little like Mortisha from The Adams Family....maybe that's what I will be for Halloween LOL
What is your favorite chickens to raise for meat or dual purpose and why?
I recently raised my first batch of 25 CX, 23 of which are in my freezer. It was fast but messy....and they taste great but the cost of the chicks, feed, shavings, having them processed I am thinking I want to try a more...
My 9 week old pullets love the celery leaf tops, watermelon, grapes, cauliflower, brocali, lettuce, spring mix, hard boiled eggs, live meal worms...I cut up whatever is on the way out from my crisper and spoil them with the worms....looks like Morticia from the Adams Family salad.... they didn't...