Recent content by tkodad

Is it just me or is it a Bit early my rooster is A 6 week old white leghorn he's crowing Quite well and demonstrating mating behavior and when I enter the coop he won't let me Near the others! THIS LITTLE GUY is a riot Keep trying to catch crow on video! He's so Tiny

Its really totally up to the hen to go Broody you could try putting a few Of those fake eggs in a nesting box To see there supposed to keep chickens From eating eggs and stop hens from laying Eggs on the ground ,but a friend says it made Her hen broody

Those darn roosters! Always trouble! Sorry you couldn't save her ,you've done a lot More than most, good luck with the next! Cuz you know there will be more!

Hey I'm in NH too! And I found its more complicated To bother making sex linked chicks I just cull or Grow to eat at least it gives me a chance to See if any of the roosters are of good quality Oh and I'm up North Conway area And you have a cream legbar roo and no hen?(bummer) I'm dying to...

Holy chicken poop so let me get this straight Ee+ ee = lmnop barred + blue = ~%€€£his:)! I'm way to Italian yo vinnie I think we got A chick here! Lol thanks y'all doing my best To understand this genetics thing whoooa Pretty intense I think I'll stick with true breeding For my Marans out of 40...

Thanks for the input genetics isn't my Forte lol but I got some really cool chickens And basket colors just wanna keep the ones I have going forever and as far as crossing Marans ill just keep them apart! BYC people rock!

I can't believe HE'S not crowing! Yup a roo My guess anyway ( hope I'm wrong)

Lots of copper defiantly looks like a roo

Ok here's my question I have hen and roo Pairs 2 Easter eggers 2 olive eggers Will the chicks continue with egg color And the big question I also have mating Pairs of French black copper Marans and Cuckoo Marans I was told If I mate black copper Roo to cuckoo hen I will get a mix of black Blue...

Oh and as far as rooster to hen ratio I'm not sure But my two roosters seem to be one chick Sorta men the each have their own lady And don't seem to care too much about the Other 20 hens around them they take particularly Good care of those 2 and ignore the rest Mabee it's just mine

Oh and as far as rooster to hen ratio I'm not sure But my two roosters seem to be one chick Sorta men the each have their own lady And don't seem to care too much about the Other 20 hens around them they take particularly Good care of those 2 and ignore the rest Mabee it's just mine

I add new chickens all the time the best way I found is a split coop basically divide coop With chicken wire so they get used to each other After A couple weeks I put them together there's a Little pecking order adjustments but not to the point Of injury as far as multiple roosters my black...

Sorry I'm learning my way through this chicken Stuff too... I would refer back to bantamlover's Post he or she sounds chicken educated lol Good luck wish I could be more help

So the thinner leg has better grip mabee Leg injury?on fatter leg(swelling) If so a splint can be made with self Cling ace bandage material specially designed For animals like for wrapping the ankle of a horse It's available at tractor supply or at your local grain store Hope it helps

Unfortunately everyone loves chicken ! Here in the white mountains of New Hampshire We have it all bears being the worst ! They will Peel the roof of a coop drop their cubs in and well A feeling of horror in the morning ....... Clean up And start all over but with that aside some of the things...