I call them gremlins, because they are. They sleep in their tunnel at night. Its a polar fleece guinea pig tunnel that ive hung horizontally in their cage. They are now 7 months old. and very naughty. Lola is nearest and Frankie at the back. She bosses him around and on occasions she pulls...
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I want to hatch some Ancona eggs. They will have to travel from the Nrth Island to the bottom end of the Sth Island of New Zealand. It will be about 18 hours on the road. Does anyone know if they can possibly survive this trip? The seller says she will wrap them carefully and has done...
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I have just bought two red shavers, very much like the hyline breed. They are high production hens. These two were brought up by the children in the family and are very sweet. They are laying , and free ranging. 28 wks old. These are not colour sexed. I love my eastereggers and want...
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I have seen advertised in my area, free range layers mash, it has 18% protein. Is this high enough? I have fed them organic mash, but im finding it rather expensive now, Its $55 for 25kg. The 18% protein is $29 for 25kg.
I do like to give them organic food. Im not sure how much GMO...
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Has anyone used a rooster collar? I have bought one, and put it on Greystoke. He didn't mind it at all. I felt quite wary about it because I don't want to hurt him. He doesn't scratch at it or shake his head. He still crows, but not as loud. I really want to keep him, he is beautiful...
Well my eggs hatched, actually 4 hatched. Now they are nearly 6 months old. Such a long time since I have been on here.
Anyhoo,,,, 3 are leghorn, then there is this chicken, I don't know what it is. I don't know if it a roo or a pullet.
Its heavier than the leghorns. to me it looks kind of...
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I have just purchased ten eggs from a breeder with a blue splash rooster, the hens are buff she said. I have not seen her stock but she has had good results she said, from other people that have hatched her eggs.
I have a black easter egger crossed with a leghorn, she lays a pink egg, but...
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This place is really great.
I have a flock of 9 hens and 1 rooster who is quite happy with his girls.
Currently looking into hatching out some leghorns, blue splash or black.
I have an Aracana roo and three of his babies from a black Aracana called Arriettie, she lays a pink egg and...