Recent content by kilby

He's right the drive to reproduce the species is stronger than anything in nature. If you don't want to hatch chicks, like getting fertile eggs somewhere if not your own, then making them uncomfortable in a wire dog crate is suppose to make them give up. Your choice if you want your own...

Was it mites? did you fix it? I used water, cooking oil, liquid soap and neem oil to kill them by spraying cracks and crevices in the coop as well as their legs and vents, and also anywhere they sit and sleep. Mites come out at night. My hens back feathers are disappearing all through the...

Hi this is Kiss Me Daffy at three weeks. chocolate tipped body fluff. Looks like a dusky gene maybe. He is proud of himself and is very outgoing. Top view to show newbies the shape of tail and yellow tipped small wings. This guy grows right before my eyes. Bigger in the morning than the...

Depends on when they were laid not when they went under gigi and fifi. Unless they went dormant or from an incubator maybe you should calculate faster or later depending on how cold they got. Cheers, best of luck

Do baby 'scovies tend to have dry skin? Kiss Me, my drakelet, had an extensive bath time today and continually scratched his head and ears too. He also has a tiny skin patch showing where he scratches on one side a bit more. Any treatment in the diet you have tried that works for dry skin...

Definitely Male. Look at the short wings and wide tail feathers. females tail feathers narrow. I hope I did not blow it for this guy and you still want him.

Excruciatingly Cute. A miracle to my eyes. I wonder how she did it. If she could speak you could make a mint on the royalties.

Very nice. She still sitting on all of them I hope. Congrats.

Sorry about that. Terrible news. Now you know. At least you got the dates right. That is so important cause you never know when hens start adding eggs and you don't know what is going on. I am sure you will do better next spring.

not a silly question, and how many chicks are you getting her to raise? 11 plus?, you need another broody or an incubator. home made with plastic tote and heat lamp. there is many posts about this earlier. age wise 7 days is the outside maximum difference but I am use to small broods of 3...

Do you shut the door at night because rats and raccoons have no problem eating through chicken wire. They also dig under it to get in so 1/4 inch hardware material buried against the fence. down 3 inches and outwards a foot maybe. Do I have to mention they can also climb it and chew through...

beautiful quote

Yes, exactly, does not sound like anyone would care except the dumb dogs. They are real beautiful and know you so well. You kind of own them already the way you watch out for 'em.

Yup, looks and sounds like Honey Pops is going to be a Pop haha. My drakelet sits down to eat as well. the others, coco and lucky are females. Having the larger wings at the same age. Hope they live long and multiply.

Okay so he is two weeks now and is still very chocolate. Fingers crossed. The body down covering is brown tipped. He gets a bath everyday almost. Has been dunking his whole body since day four. Wriggles like a dog to dry off and then stands tall with his head pointed up and flaps his...