So yesterday I went out to the coop and found one of my girls on the bottom flopping around, 1/2 in and 1/2 out of a nest box...I assumed that she was egg bound, so I did the soaking. She was kind of lethargic and would fall asleep in and out of the bath, but she enjoyed the warm water. There...
Thanks everyone - hatch date June 8......not a pea comb - a "regular one"....I was kinda hoping for a roo as my last guy went down with the ship protecting his ladies and I miss him terribly....but wouldn't do another roo if I didn't hand raise....husband will be happy if its a she!
To make a long story short, there was (again!) another classroom hatch issue I got a call for. Chick was shrink wrapped after initially pipping itself out...even though the poor thing was peeping like crazy....teacher was "well, its probably gonna die" - hence the phone call from the school...
Hi! Any folks in the US that sell fertile laughing chicken eggs? I see Cemani Farms has them.....but they would need to be imported....do eggs have the same strict guidelines (quarantine, permission to get in) as live birds?
Would it matter if there WERE black chicks with white heads? This one definitely didn't have a white head - looked identical to the other....there were about 6 others.....ironically the majority having white spots on their heads
Oh! The person I spoke to DID tell me that the sex links are a RIR roo to a barred rock hen...what would a 2nd generation sex link be? A RIR to a 1st gen sex link hen? Or a sex link Roo to the barred rock???? Just wondering if another guy got in there or something? Or the hen was a hussy LOL
OK....so a little background! These were from my son's hatching unit....I spoke to the place they got the eggs from, and I was told they were hatching easter eggers, cinnamon queens and black stars...
These guy are black stars....and they were all black with zero white (female)....they hatched...
So I started using Buggzo with my horses and it REALLY WORKS....so I wondered if I could also give it to my hens?
These are the ingredients
Ingredients
Processed Grain by-products, Dried Apple Cider Vinegar, Garlic Powder, Yeast Culture, Brewers Yeast, Diatomaceous Earth, Distillers Dried...
From Newsday:
~ More than two dozen baby chicks that were abandoned in a box outside a pet store on Friday are being cared for at a veterinarian's office in Valley Stream -- but employees say they are unsure what the next step will be for the flock. "We're going to have to find them a home, we...
Of course I am also having a heart attack that he got it from them......Avian flu LOL....Im just hoping my out of whack worries are because of my lack of sleep LOL
I purchased this and was VERY disappointed. The wood is very flimsy, the whole thing is shaky, and the door broke already! I contacted the company (Wayfair) and they were less then helpful. For the price (250-300) I could have converted another Rubbermaid into a coop, or built something from...