Hey Delaware people! Wanted to share my first hatch with you.
Della Reese is a good mom. She had been dying to sit on a clutch for months and I couldn't take it anymore. They're even cuter when they're homegrown!
*throws two cents in* At six weeks I'd think the first one would have more redness and wattle development if it were a cockerel. Delawares grow fast and some pullets look very boy-ish when growing. I had one with a big comb, barred tail, thick legs, all of it. Lays some very big eggs for a...
Slather some dish soap on whatever parts of the tank thing are touching the floor. I had to do this when I had a snake and didn't want to use bug spray or bait. Make it thick so it gets sticky when it dries.
If you want a dry solution, borax around the perimeter will deter most bugs and not...