Recent content by MrJiveTurkey

I was kinda stuck with taking care of chickens. The "better half" wanted chickens. I agreed on one term.She was to take care of "HER" chickens.... It was a trap now I'm the one taking care of 8 chickens and one pigeon...

I have a hen I'm trying to get to hatch some eggs.. I live in houston.. She isn't sitting on them constantly.. Just more at night.. And the roo is acting kinda motherly... Is it the heat or humidity?? Or do I need to invest in a incubator??

I live in the houston area. I'm hoping for my Banny hen to hatch some eggs. She seems to only sit on her eggs at night. Is this normal? It has been very hot this summer. Also her roo also sits on them sometimes. I thought he just mistakenly sat on them ... Till I caught him actually moving the...

Frank- Bantam black Sumatra mix(hen) Nancy- Plymouth Rock(cockrel) Latte'- Banny chick(local feed store) Chi- Banny chick(feed store) Caramel- red(hen) Cinnimon -red (hen) Porky- the pigeon

Put them in separate cages. Or just eat one!!!!

Btw she is very tame, even when she gets a bit broody... Lol, then you just have a fat version of her clucking at you for the rest of your sandwich.

Yeah, I figure she is some kind mix, she has abit of brown in her wing tips. Here's a better pic. I had to use a filter to get her colors to show up.. They aren't near that vibrant in real life.

This is a little Banny hen we got from some ppl across the street. Kinda new to the whole chicken thing .. Wondering if this is a Sumatra. In the sun she has a lot of green and purple in her. She lays every other day.. When she gets protective or excited her face goes from almost a grey to...