My birds never leave my property except one time a year and that is when I put them in the fair. I don't buy random birds from any street corner peddler, All my birds are NPIP certified and I only buy eggs and birds from other NPIP certified flocks, and when they are brought on my property I...
Last month I entered Buckeye's in our county fair, my birds are healthy and they eat and give me eggs just like they should, and show no signs of symptoms of being sick. When I brought my birds back home I quarantined them for 30 days. The state vet was there pulling random checks on the poultry...
It is a plastic core with metal on both sides it is salvaged material I get from work it comes in 4 x 9 sheets and range from 1/8 thick to 3/8 thick It reflects heat well but ice and snow stick to it and can be pushed off easy. in my area (North East Arkansas)
This is the inside of one of my tractors it is 4' x 7' x 5 ' tall build two set them side by side and put a partition between them on front and back you have an open pen in the middle.
The nest boxes are on the back for easy gathering of eggs I have now added auto watering to both tractors...
I have only had buckeye's for a short time, and I have been fortunate to have good mentors (people that are currently on this site) to help provide advice for raising my buckeyes. I started with utility type buckeyes when I got them and I have had some good advise on what to look for and breed...
Does anyone use red cell for their poultry in feed or water, if so what is the benefits of it, what age should you start administering it, and at what dosage?
Both of my rooster have about 1/4 inch space from the crown of the head to the peas and I am calling that a large comb, one has the defined rows of peas and the other is not so defined, my hens all have combs that rest on the crown of the head but the rows are not as defined as the roosters so...