Search results for query: *

  1. ChickMagnet64

    Crazy easy way to make hard boiled eggs

    I use about a tea spoon of salt and put them in with a laddle when I have a good boil. As soon as they start to boil again I turn the flame all the way down to simmer for about (15 min XL eggs) then run cold water over them and get about a 90% success rate. If the eggs are on the smaller side...
  2. ChickMagnet64

    Why does my rooster crow at 8:30AM without fail?

    I have two roosters and they crow anytime round the clock. Last night they were crowing at 8:30pm, shortly after I closed them in for the night. Today they were crowing at 2:30am. I would love roosters that only crowed when the sun came up.
  3. ChickMagnet64

    Strange feather loss in same area of all hens (see pics)

    This is what I used based on a recommendation I received. It worked well. Good luck! Prozap Garden & Poultry Dust
  4. ChickMagnet64

    New to egg hatching. Any help plz.

    I let my broody hen hatch a dozen eggs this year. You don't really have to do much except put a little food and water close to her. Once they hatch she'll take it from there. She'll keep them warm at night and keep the other hens away. You'll find her to be very protective. Just sit back and...
  5. ChickMagnet64

    Strange feather loss in same area of all hens (see pics)

    I just went through this. It's mites. I will also save you some time because I tried everything natural but nothing worked until I finally broke down and used poultry dust and the best way to apply is go in at night and blow it up under their wings as well as putting it on roosting bars, nesting...
  6. ChickMagnet64

    Rooster? What do you guys think? :(

    Definitely a roo. You can tell by the way he's standing.
  7. ChickMagnet64

    How To Sex A Chicken - Wisdom From An Old Timer

    And BTW, even the science at the hatchery is not perfect. I picked up 15 new pullets at Agway last spring and two of them are crowing;-)
  8. ChickMagnet64

    How To Sex A Chicken - Wisdom From An Old Timer

    I tried this method on this years hatchlings but still seem to get inconsistent results. There's got to be some sure fire way. How do they do it at the hatchery's?
  9. ChickMagnet64

    Please Help, pullet or roo?

    I've heard a half dozen ways to tell but I've tried them all and nothing seems consistent. Wish I could be of more help.
  10. ChickMagnet64

    Worst chicken owner EVER - that's me! HELP

    Thank you Enola for clearing that up. If was making me a bit paranoid;-)
  11. ChickMagnet64

    Worst chicken owner EVER - that's me! HELP

    I had no idea about worms in the eggs. That picture is totally skeeving me out!
  12. ChickMagnet64

    Jumping off the deck?

    Hen's like to get up high. I have one that would jump on one of the outside perch's and then from there to the roof of the coop. This is an 8ft coop with a peaked roof that goes up about 12ft. She likes to go to the top and when the other hens aren't looking she will dive bomb them. I didn't...
  13. ChickMagnet64

    Please Help, pullet or roo?

    That one in the back looks like a roo to me with the tail feathers. I'm going through this right now myself with some recent hatchlings. I have 12 between 4 -7 weeks. I'm trying to gauge it by the way they walk. Roo's definitely do it different at a certain point. But then again I have one about...
  14. ChickMagnet64

    poll what type of waterer is best.

    I would love to use a nipple watering system but it gets much to cold in NW CT in the winter. I use a 5 gal metal waterer on a heated platform for the winter and in the summer I add a few of the 2 gal plastics out in the run. I'm always looking for a good alternative, particularly something with...
  15. ChickMagnet64

    How To Sex A Chicken - Wisdom From An Old Timer

    Best advice I can give on how to sex a chicken is to wait until about four weeks. Roosters definitely walk different. I had twelve hatch this year and tried every piece of advice I could find on this site but it's never consistent. Closest thing besides the walk I found from a piece of advice is...
  16. ChickMagnet64

    Putting Faces With Names (Submit Your Mug Here!)

    Me and Macy
  17. ChickMagnet64

    6 Roosters Available in NW Connecticut

    Thanks Heritage. I'm feeling like I'm going to be stuck with them. Some people have messaged me but because they are not pure breed nobody is interested. Not sure how you convince your rooster to only breed with his own kind;-)
  18. ChickMagnet64

    Hello from Weston, CT!

    We live in New Milford but my wife is from Weston. Good luck with the new chicks! and welcome to BYC!
  19. ChickMagnet64

    Chicken Selfie

    Decided to bring my laptop out and work in the run today. Macy here is checking my work. Then of course Rayna wanted some camera time...what is it with jealous chicken models?
  20. ChickMagnet64

    6 Roosters Available in NW Connecticut

    Not sure on the breeds but will post pics tomorrow. The daddy rooster was a black giant though.
Back
Top Bottom