They just clip right into the chickens nostrils. I am not entirely sure how or why it works but it does lol. It has something to do with blocking the view of objects directly in front of them or something. sorry I can't be of more help.
I have had a lot of issues with my birds feather picking this winter and pinless peepers have really helped us. I was terrified to put them on at first but I'm really glad I did cause it pretty much stopped the issue. This is where I got mine...
I have gotten acouple speckled eggs and I can't figure out which hen is laying them. At first I thought it was just a fluke and could be extra calcium deposits or something but its been happening pretty regularly now. I know it isn't the ameracauna hens because they lay blue eggs but beyond that...
Yea I think the general rule is the lighter the breed the more heat tolerant/less cold tolerant and the heavier the breed the less heat tolerant/more cold tolerant. It also seems to me that the heavier breeds tend to have smaller combs/waddles (example: cochin) and then the lighter ones have...
Chickens can have issues with frostbite in the winter when they are exposed to very cold and humid temps for a prolonged period of time however eating frozen fruit during the hot summer months just keeps them cool. Think of it as how you would feel ... in the winter the cold weather could give...
This year is the first time I have ever owned a rooster so I don't really know much about their behavior and I would love some clarification on a couple things I have noticed. Here is some background info on him, he is a 5-6 month old splash ameraucana and he is the only rooster with 9 hens. He...
A clearer picture would definitely help in the color identification process. I don't have any experience with polish chickens but I did raise two splash ameraucanas this summer and I would assume color expresses itself the same regardless of breed. I bought them from a breeder after seeing and...
Breed: Gold Laced Wyandotte
Age: 5-6 months
Name: Paisley
Gender: Hen
and here is a more recent picture I took of her today ... her comb/wattle has gotten much larger and more red in the past couple weeks