okay perfect, thank you!! i’m still learning about all this and didn’t know if they looked abnormal or not. that’s very reassuring. i’ll keep that in mind for if i ever do have issues with scaly leg mites!
could this be scaly let mites? i count just be paranoid, but i don’t remember her feet always looking like this. how to i get rid of the mites if that is what it is?
thank you for your input! i’ll have to do some more research on which things will be better for them and which will grow better in my climate.
i just really like the idea of nesting herbs that would help keep bugs away and such, and it would be a bonus if i could make it myself instead of...
i don’t think the nesting herbs are supposed to fill up the entire box, but to be mixed into your preferred nesting material. and thank you! i’ll definitely look into those
i’ve been interested in growing my own things to make nesting herbs for my girls, but does anyone have any advice on what flowers that i should grow for that? i’m in the process of making my list of things to grow next year, so nows the perfect time to figure it out.
i know that marigolds (and...
thank you, that’s really reassuring! i have no experience with anything leghorn related so i was concerned, but i’m pretty confident that she’s actually a she now. she’s my sweetest, most friendly bird that i’ve had yet
please ease my worries and tell me that this is a pullet 😭 azure blue, will be 9 weeks old on wednesday. i ordered sexed day old pullets a couple months back, but this one has such a red face. i only have the one azure blue so i don’t have any others to compare it to. he/she is my favourite out...
at what age can i start to integrate my new pullets into my flock? they turn 6 weeks in a couple days. i know that they are too small, but i’m hoping that i’ll be able to move them into the big coop before the winter comes, which is still a good two months away yet but still. they have a large...
updating this thread because i got my first fertilized egg (that i’ve noticed) last night, and i’m so happy about it! means that the girls are finally accepting robbie and letting him mate with him, after all his advances and getting rejected dozens of times. i’m sure his poor ego has a...
i’m so glad! that’s so exciting. i don’t plan on hatching until next year, but i’m so glad that my roo is getting along with my ladies enough that they let him mate with them now. i was so worried that it would never work out