It is so sad about the destruction of the poor little fellas and such an outrage that they reckon salmonella is going to spread because of one chick dying when the disease has already been established in this country. If they want to know what real spread of disease is why don't they have a look...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-23/rare-chooks-importation/4707926
Just came across this article about new chicken breeds being imported into the country,Would anyone know if one of these newly introduced breeds are the Cream Legbar breeds?
Any of you folks got away with keeping roosters in the surburbs?
I want to hear your stories, I got a Welsummer rooster that I have had in my yard for over a year now and no council ranger visits since 2011
Anybody know what kind of easter eggers I will get from the cross using a Welsummer rooster with a hen from a white leghorn hen and lav araucana rooster, the hen is a typical ee looking hen with white feathers and some black feathers here and there, the welsummer is just your common welsummer...
Welsummer rooster cross hen from a white leghorn hen and lav araucana rooster, the hen is a typical ee looking hen with white feathers and some black feathers here and there, the welsummer is just your common welsummer
Anyone ever heard of the JN-12 auto turn janoel incubator off Ebay or use this incubator?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/271084195572?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649
The Janoel incubators seem popular here in Aus,Anyone know anything about it.
My rooster is not crowing only my old rhode island red rooster crows the other fella is about a year old but he does not crow and he is nervous but Im pretty sure he is breeding with the hens.is he scared to crow or is the rhode island red rooster just top of the game and only he has permission...
My neighbor once said that chickens will fly away in the early hours of the morning to forage for food and will return home at noon,kind of like homing pigeons. I told him I do not think chickens will fly high in the sky for a long distance and i doubt they return home because once there gone...
i bought a hen from a farmer and the hen had some chicks with it they are about 6 weeks old now and the mother is losing interest in them. the farmer dude said that this hen always goes broody and i want to put my own chicken eggs under her to hatch out after i sell the other chicks. do i have...