Okay, so here's how it goes, we buy some birds... My youngest niece enjoys eating "Nana's BackYard Eggs" (I loveingly call them chicken abortions) We get one chick, she's beautiful and healthy, and I get on here and I brag about my little 1/4 Cornish 3/4 Silkie hen...
About a year after the...
I didn't feel right about posting in the buy sell trade section just yet, as I'm still on the fence. You see, we got two chicks this year, and after a few bumps in the road they are doing beautifully. The bad news is... I can see a distinct comb forming on the head of our "ressurection chick"...
we had two chicks, and twelve eggs on new years eve. New years day, we noticed that both hens were on the ground, out of the nest. We had one hen who sat on the eggs, and one who regarded the chicks with devoted care. My father went inside the coop to investigate. He came inside the house...
just a quick question, on the meaning of pip. i was told it was when the beak has pierced the air sac inside the shell. but in this site it seems defined as when the beak pokes a hole in the shell itself. in which case, i used the term incorrectly on {a social networking site} i like to brag...
we had one chick hatch successfully. five more eggs were in waiting. our hens started fighting over the clutch, and then today we found three casualties. one egg was totally crushed and sitting five feet away from the roost. two eggs were cracked inside the nest. we removed them. but now i...
i keep trying to post pictures, but i'm pretty computer dumb. i've had quite a few chickens over the years, but this is our very first hatchling. the going judgment in the household seems to be "bring the chick inside for a few weeks, because the rooster stepped on it." the hens are still...