Ive been reading over several posts about sexing black copper maran chicks that talk about feather sexing and going by the little spot on the top of their head...
My question is this... What if they have no spot at all? I have a few with spots and then theres some that have no spot at all...
I'm not very familiar with wyandottes are they feather footed? I thought about isolating this pair and hatching their eggs to see if they breed true...
What ever they are they are lovely birds with friendly personalities and decent egg layers for bantams... Don't know if it helps any but they...
I recently purchased some chicks that have fallen ill so I was told to give them corid it was also recommend that I treat the flock also I have several guinea fowl that run with my flock, will I need to separate them or is it safe for them as well....
Your advice is appreciated...
Good afternoon everyone...
I'm wondering if there are any breeders in or near swva that offer any of the following:
Silkies
Mille fluer < sp? >
Bantum Cochin
LF Cochin
Chocolate or Lavender Orpington
(In bantum or LF)
Thanks!
Ide be interested but I'm not sure how far apart we are... I'm in Va so I know were quite a few hrs... Can you pm me PLEASE with what is still available if any...
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Thank you for the input I also use dawn as well as apple cidar vinegar on all my other pets and it does work well, but there's approx 20 birds in this flock and I'm fearing that bathing the whole group would be extremely time consuming, I generally try to stay away from chemicals but I don't...
Hello everyone, I'm new here so bare with me...
Its been several years sense I've been in a position to keep a chicken family but recently I acquired a small flock of chickens and I'm noticing signs of a possible mite infestation... Scaly feet, feather scratching and a cpl with crusty ears...