Looking for someone to test a few eggs. So far I have two black copper maran eggs and two silkie eggs. I will continue to collect until shipping but they are not laying consistently so no guarantees that there will be more. If not and you wish to wait that is an option too. The silkies are blue...
Thank you all so much. He looks a good bit like Tala's little red chick in one of the above posts. I checked him again and I still don't see any mites or lice. His skin looks nice and healthy, just a little bare on the back. I'll try the hard boil eggs too. I've just never had one do that...
I have a bcm chick that hatched May 21 who has no feathers on his/her back. I've checked for mites and can't find any. They are still in the process of getting all their mature feathers in, but this one has the largest bald spot which includes most of the back. I can see the quills on the...
She is aggressive. I don't have a way to separate her from the others so she can't see them, just a physical separation in an adjacent pen.
When I first got her, I had another hen in with my rooster. I re-homed that hen so the bcm was the only other chicken with the rooster for a while. The...
I have a bcm hen that is picking on my other chickens. I have a mixed flock with two silkies, one blrw pullet, and a bantam auracana rooster. She is mean to all of them except the rooster. I've tried letting her adjust to the blrw pullet by separating them for several weeks where they can see...
I'm thinking of getting a sewing machine. Some features I would like include an automatic needle threader and an embroidery option. Does anyone have any suggestion on machines?
I have some araucanas that I thought were really EE's, now I'm not sure. I was able to get pictures of two and would like input from those that know the true araucana breed.
(I know, not the best picture of the second one)
I have recently gotten a blue silky hen. She has a chick with her that is approximately one week old. Today I found an egg in her nest with the chick and I'm wondering about laying habits of silkies. I know they are very broody and not great layers, but is it surprising that she would be...
I'm looking for a few eggs to fill my incubator when I test some of my own. I don't need a whole dozen, just a few of any of the following varieties:
BLRW
Silkies
Frizzles
Blue marans
Blue cochins (bantam or LF)
Turkens
Polish
If anyone has a few of any of these breeds available, please let...
Where I want to house the chicks I do not have a power source (we're working on that but its too far for an extension cord). It stays pretty warm where I am and the barn they are in holds heat extremely well so the daytime is not a problem. Night time is not bad, but I worry about a...
Thanks! That's kind of what I figured but I wanted more expert advice. I was surprised to find the rooster and since I don't show I don't mind his unusual coloring. I do have one more question. He is 18 months old and still a bit smaller than my BCM hen and golden comet hen. Does this mean...
I bought three chicks today. The man was very nice and told me that they are:
black chick- black Georgia giant
2 other chicks- anacondas
I am not familiar with either one of these breeds so I'm wondering if the black chick is a black Jersey giant and the other two are EE's or araucanas. I...
I am looking for a few hens to add so a small flock. I am interested in:
Araucana hen/pullet
Silkie hen/pullet
I may be interested in a few chicks if no one has a pullet/hen available. Tifton, GA area