. After 5 years of breeding blue black and splash Jerseys I have within the last 2 months had 5 chicks produced of odd blue color and turning what looks to be white. I have more questions than I seem to be able to get answers at this point from Jersey breeders I know. All say they have never had...
Hi everyone I just discovered this thread, I am also kinda new here at BYC. I have been keeping Chickens for 25 + years actually probably pushing closer to 30 but saying 25 don't make me feel soooo old. I learn something new about poultry nearly every day and look forward to hearing other...
I wouldn't think a chick this young would be as big as it appears it is if it came from a Silkie size egg. I am judging by the hand holding it though if it is a childs hand in the photo it will make more sense.
I have a hutch that is off the ground with rabbit wire bottom that I use to change my hens minds on setting.. I put them in there and put nothing in there but a perch they can roost on nothing that seems comfy enough to try to set again in , food water and leave them in there a few days I...
LOL 20 years ago I was just gonna have a couple of hens... fast forward to 2012 I have 45 hens , 120 chicks, eggs out the wazoo to sell , eat & incubate I dunno know how it all came about to this
I have been raising Mille Fleur D'Uccles for about 15 years now and I have a young roo that is a color that has never popped up in any of my chicks before. I am going to try to add a photo on here but if it does not come through you can go look at him in my album. He is very dark and...
Mine will be allowed to free range also like my chickens do they will just be in the upper part of my property up by my horse barn, I too am in Central Texas and others have told me Blackhead does not seem to be a problem around here so I am not going to worry to much if they do start mingling...
So glad to find this thread I am also a newbie to Turkeys, I just bought 10 White Holland babies. I am keeping them seprerated from my chickens right now because of all the things I have read about. I know others in my area that keep turkeys and chickens together and have never had problems...
I have Mille Fleur D'Uccle's. I sell fertile eggs $1.00 each & chicks that I incubate myself. I bought my original start over 15 years ago and have kept the best hens over the years and have added new roosters every other year. I do not show my birds they are strictly a hobby for me. I can...