I am SO grateful for this post!
I just put on my crow collar this morning. I too have been looking EVERYWHERE for "normal behaviors" with the collars. I just saw the backing up and trying to peck at it as the only normal behavior and to watch for 30min. There is definitely more to it than those...
Okay I have a question.. or two:)
First off, I got a frizzle chick from a lady down the street from me (she originally got her from IFA), but her feathers haven't curled.. and it's been about 2 1/2 months since I got her. is this normal for some frizzles?
Next, if breed her ,will her chicks...
Alright my pheasant friends! I have a question..
I have had my pheasant hen for appx 3 years now and every year she lays her eggs everywhere around the pen and not in a nest( it never fails). I thought all birds were supposed to have the instinct of laying eggs in a nest? Anyway, I went out...
Can you explain egg bound?? - I don't know if that's what it is, but I got 4 new chicks this spring and they said that they should start laying by September. Its December and only one just started laying, the other 3 have not and 2/4 are the ones with this problem.
Also, can I buy Sevens Dust at...
Yes, it was just one hen, but now it is 2.
The hens that are affected are not even a year old. I got them this spring.. and if they would've had a problem wouldn't you think they would've died earlier than now?
Also I had a rooster, but he just died from the cold I think.. I'm not quite sure on...
Can someone please help me with this situation I've been put in? I just can't fathom it..
About a month ago I found one of my chickens outside in the pasture "dead". I picked her up and her neck was limp as if she was dead but she was surely alive. I took her in the warm house knowing she's...
Can someone please help me with this situation I've been put in? I just can't fathom it..
About a month ago I found one of my chickens outside in the pasture "dead". I picked her up and her neck was limp as if she was dead but she was surely alive. I took her in the warm house knowing she's...
Questions : when is my mamma hen ''ready '' to take her babies out with all the other chickens? Will she go out on her own or do i need to take her out?
Also, I just got a rooster he won't be sexually mature until about 2 months. Will he mate with his own breed or will he mate with all the rest...
I give my pheasants a mixture of things. I combine dried corn, sunflower seeds, and bird seed all together and they really enjoy that. I also give them leftovers around the house such as: watermelon, cantaloupe, barriers, lettuce, tomatoes and bread. It's all fairly cheap since they are foods...
My broody hen is sitting on pheasant eggs right now and are due to hatch next week.. I was told not to put pheasants in with chickens because they carry diseases so now Idk what to do about the eggs she's sitting on. Do I let her hatch them out and take care of them or do I take them right after...
My broody hen is sitting on pheasant eggs right now and are due to hatch next week.. I was told not to put pheasants in with chickens because they carry diseases so now Idk what to do about the eggs she's sitting on. Do I let her hatch them out and take care of them or do I take them right after...
Yes I know the gestation time as I have been hatching them in the incubator but this my first experience with a broody.. so I was unsure.
And yes I do have pheasants :)
My broody hen is sitting on pheasant eggs right now and are due to hatch next week.. I was told not to put pheasants in with chickens because they carry diseases so now Idk what to do about the eggs she's sitting on.
Do I let her hatch them out and take care of them or do I take them right...