I just did a thread search of those that has also asked about their RIR chicks and most seemed to have also been unsure if their chick with stripes was a RIR....
If she really is a RIR, could someone reasure me for some peace of mind?
Hey everyone, i just picked up these chickies not too long ago and I'm starting to think that one is NOT a RIR.
Can anyone tell me if she is a RIR or not?
Sorry for the rush, I need to know so that I can exchange her before I leave town today which will be in about 30 minutes.
Thanks sooooooo...
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Usually, you want to keep your endogeic (garden) worms in the garden where they are most beneficial by aerating your soil. They are mineral eating worms.
Epigeic (composting) worms like moist living conditions.
(I would suggest that if you want fast eating and reproducting worms, try...
Make sure that when you do composting with worms, that you use the right kind of worm.
Endogeic worms are the worms that you dig up in your garden and promote aeration.
Epigeic worms are your composting worms.
I'm sure if feeding worms to your chickies, either one would be fine as long as the...
Thanks Organics North.
Featherbaby, you can probably get the hard red winter berries at a health food store.
Has anyone seen benefits from feeding wheatgrass?
I do leave out some grit as free choice once in a while. Usually when they get treats. Since they eat the grass in the yard with out a problem I was concerned about wheatgrass because wheatgrass is so potent.
My hens LOVE wheatgrass!! They've been eating quite a lot of it recently. My question is ...
Do they need grit?
I rarely give them grit on a regular basis and they stay out in the yard about 5 - 6 hours a day.
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Mine arent particularly fond of raw carrot peels and hard veggies like broccoli stalks. So one day I decided to boil all the veggie scraps until they were between tender and a bit mushy (but still held it's shape.) Needless to say, they LOVED it!! Especially since carrots turn...
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umm.. this egg was washed before I took the picture
It all doesn't always come off.
I scrubed it and tried scrapping it off with my nails. Unfortunetly, only my nails got filed..
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Thank you for the very imformative link. It explains a lot.
On another note, though, I got a "fart egg" today :/
When I have a fart, I always pray that I don't have an egg!
LMAO
But yeah.. the egg today was super super tiny. It's my second one. I've had one last month but I...
Has anyone have this happen to you?
It came from my 9 month old RIR yesterday
The true color is the center color. The whitish parts feels sandy/grainy.
My girls are such city birds. They wont even touch anything that crawls on the ground or comes out of the dirt. In hawaii we dont have much frogs in my area (and we do not have spiders thank goodness.) They would probably be walk right past it with out a care in the world. Same thing with...