A Couple different things you can try and let me tell you, both WORK!
1) if you trap it DON"T shoot it! Fill a garbage can full of water and after draping a shower curtain over the trap so you can move it w/o getting sprayed, drop it in. They won't spray when they drowd.
2) Have a...
ok, here I go... I live in Michigan where we have had TONS of snow and bitter cold lately. I am transitioning 5 chicks to the outside. They are Faverolles to boot! The standard Cockerill, I moved from the cage in the barn with a light to the show coop. I found him yesterday standing in the...
I live in Michigan, on the West side by Lake Michigan. We are usually 5-10 degrees warmer than inland, but we still get really cold. I have never heated my coop. I have a variety of birds ranging from Americanas, Buff Orphingtons, barred rocks, sebrights, and faverolles. In your coup design...
Ok, my first attempt at incubating chicken eggs was not a total failure. Out of 24 eggs I had shipped to me from out of state, I had 1 hatch. It was a Standard Faverolle pullet. I have chatted with her, tended to her, fussed over her, and made sure the brooder temp was right on. Well, she...
Here too. Mine actually slowed down back in Sept when I moved the Standard and Bantam chickens into the 'show' pen. EVERYONE stopped, then slowly started picking up again. In MIchigan, we have had a LOT of really cloudy days and rain or snow, so that was my thought, plus the last couple of...
I am at day 21 and no pipping. I started with 24 eggs, @ day 15, I candled them and removed 16. The 8 left looked good. Today (day 21) I candled the eggs again and 6 look like they are supposed to. What do I do! I just found out I should not have opened the incubator. Do I give them...
I am looking for help. We currently have a very old small shack we converted into a chicken coop 7 years ago and have a 10X35' run. This has housed many chickens over the years and done just fine. Well, with the current addition to our show/fair stock, this needs to change. Any way.... I am...
I recently received a very healthy trio of bantam faverolle's and absolutely LOVE the little dears. It was recommended to give them plain yogurt regularly for digestive tract health. Can I give them other variety/flavors or should I stick with plain? I would really like to give them blueberry...
Hello! I am a newby here and absolutely enjoy it so far. I have had chickens for years in various breeds, but in researching extensively for my daughter to have a bird for 4H this year (she is only 5), we settled on a golden SeBright. Upon looking for them, I stumbled on a local breeder who...