Probably not. Some breeders actually use a toe punch to mark babies from each line. They put a different number of holes in different places on the feet to indicate the lineage of the birds.
I did have a little trouble with feather nipping in my juvenile pen this past summer. I originally thought it was the geese, but it turned out to be the anconas & khakis...little brats!
I had toulousse with pekins, Africans with scovies & runners & now American buffs with Anconas. No problems. Same pen during day, same lockdown box at night. The geese take 1 side of the box, ducks take the other. They have enough nests that they don't have to share but I often find eggs from...
Could you post your website link? I'm on a cell so can't see siggies & such.
Alger (Skidway Lake) looks to be about an hour or so north east of you, so it wouldn't be very far out of the way at all considering the trip to their place is over 6 hours anyway. It may add an hour on the way home.
Cottage Rose, could you send me a price list? I'm in Ohio & have relatives in Alger, MI. If I make it up to visit them this year it may be worth my time to swing by you & pick up some sebbies before coming home.
Precisely. And the bigger eggs tend to take much more damage in shipping probably because there is so much more room inside for everything to get shaken around.
I've lost very few live chicks to shipping issues, but have had MANY broken & scrambled eggs. They tend to take live birds from truck to truck by hand whereas the egg boxes get dumped on the conveyors or literally thrown into bins. Yes, chicks are more at risk from temperature extremes, but they...
I am assuming they are using it in a similar manner to boost energy in a sick or weak bird. I do the same with brown sugar in water for sick/weak birds. Brown sugar is a mix of granulated sugar & molasses.
Molasses is for an energy boost. I have dry molasses added to my winter feed mix to help keep weight on my birds & give them extra energy to keep warm.
Just pm anyone who has them & ask if they will be selling eggs or babies. If they have a list ask to be put on it & notified when eggs or babies are available.