HI all,
I normally do not remember my dreams but the last ... oh 2-4 months I have been. The dream I awoke to this morning was about 3 friends who have passed into eternity from breast cancer btw '04-'06. All were under 40years old and mothers. The dream was not about the cancer but...
The 4 silkie hens my daughter received for her birthday are ALL broody and setting on eggs. They are setting in 2 pairs of two.
The eggs under one pair were laid by one of the two broody setting on them ... until she went broody too. SO I am not 100% of the hatch date, until tonight. I...
I was reading a My Page for one of the BYC members and came across something I had never heard of ... "Burning the Moult". I copied and pasted the info here:
" When your spring hens start to moult, and egg production goes down, heres what ya do. Get a 5 gallon bucket of whole corn. Put in ONE...
I just bought 1 Chinese silkie rooster and 4 hens. I bought these for my 10 yo daughters 11th birthday. I have never had silkies before and need to know as much info about how to care for them .... I do not think it is the same care that a simple plain chicken takes. I need to know, is...
I have an 11 wk old EE cockeral. He is the only one of his age, my 9 mixed breed pullets are between 6-11 mo when would be the best time to add him to their coop.
I put him in last night cause he has been in the run with them all week during the day and they all seem to be getting along but...
I have been waiting to be able to post my questions for almost 5 wk now, hubby erased and reinstalled my computer & NOW EVERYTHING works!
OK my question- I purchased 5 chicks from a feed & supply store. I was told the chicks were Ameracauna's. Appears there is 1 roo and 3 pullets, one died...