hello ,Is there a way to sex orps and a 1 to 3 days old? And it there a way to sex Aracaunas at 1 to 3 days old, I think Orps can be feather sexed but I am not sure thanks for the help, I am picking them up at the farm Friday and I get to pick my own chicks, Also ,Anything different about...
Hello I know lots of us on here have multiple breeds, ARe there any of us that have just one specific breed only? ,I think it would be nice to watch a flock of the same breed in the yard! ,I have seen flocks of same breeds in oldtime photos ,and plantation pictures, they always look so...
I got my chicks 2 days ago and today i was going thru and holnding each one to get used to human touch, and I had one chick cupped in my hands and the chick was standing facing sideways kinda of nervous chicky like, so i used my thumb and just rubbed real soft back and forth under the wing and...
I tried to incubate on set of eggs, and i got nothing, however the temps and humidity were spot on, 3 turns aday etc,,this batch of eggs ,i actually candled every 3 or 4 days and saw development and proper progress of the embryo, spot on tempshumidity etc, today is day 21 and nothing yet, i have...
Could you post pics of your EE's from Mt Healthy, I know they are going to be different, but I think different hatcheries have different looks, [like some hatcheries have light colored EE's] and Some tend to have the darker browns and blacks,in the coloring! thanks again
after scouring the the web it seems like the hatcheries dont have hardly any type of selection this time of year,, I figured this is when people get them ,,, that way they start to lay in the spring? one hatchery only had like 4 or 5 breeds available at this time
Hello im alittle confused, if you breed a barred pure bred rooster to an EE hen, wouldyou get the male and female chicks sexlinked? could you tell the male and females apart at one day? Or does the EE has so many different genes it wouldnt work like that? thanks
Wht is the water turning red, I have a gallon waterer, i put in the rught amount , but it turns red by the next morning, so i change it, what is making it turn red, i have one of those red and white plastic waterers thanks
can you use this? the lady at the feed store say a hatchery told her it was ok? what is your opinion, thanks the bottom warning label says not to give it to hens that are for eggs for humans, HELP!!!!!
What do you all think about having a certain place to poston here when your hen has gone broody,and let another byc,er[close by] to use your hen to hatch their eggs? or post they are looking for a broody for their eggs, etc, would you do it, of course have rules before you do it , as in must...
How do you guys cook Ostrich filets, We seen some at the grocery store and figured we would try it, do you just cook it like beef or chicken , any tricks , or is it gamey? any tricks or tips to get it right the first time
hello all I know there is no such thing as a [pink ] egg, but what breeds tend to lay the most pinkish colored eggs, no so much just one certain chicken, but breeds like sussex,or rir,or?????? thanks, i know ee's do but finding one that does can cause way to many extra chickens, thanks