So I put in my Spring order with McMurry. I breed my own EOs but wanted a bit of color to the egg layer pens so Ordered the Whiting true blues they just made available and some Cuckoo Marans. Kinda excited to see how the whitings do as layers. Anyone else have experience with those birds?
Hey guys, it has been a busy Summer and I haven't been on here much. this spring i got a little crazy and ordered a few extra chicks. You all know how that goes. LOL Anyway here are some polish about 6 months old that I have from McMurray Hatchery. I am more than pleasantly surprised at the...
I am not sure if that is normal, but the group of buff polish I got from McMurray are/were doing the same thing. I separated them out into their own brooder and they still sleep 2X as much as the other chicks. They are eating and healthy, they just sleep a lot and seem to be feathering in much...
I can usually sex my birds at two weeks. Have a 90% success rate or better. The hens get tail feathers a full three weeks before my boys. This only works for the birds I am breeding though. Not true of all chickens by any means. Sent you a PM
So I have to show off my new brooder box. I am lucky enough to work in research and the doctors are always getting shiny new equipment that comes in wonderful crates. Being a scavenger I take these crates home and make stuff out of them. My current chickenk coop is 80% recycled plywood from...