I ordered several Speckled Sussex in October..Ended up with an extra Roo and now the only pullet I got was killed by something yesterday.
I'm in Bond County..I go to Madison and St. Clair County regularly.
I just don't need a couple Roo's ..if interested let me know you are interested.
Donna...
Just wondering what killed my pullet yesterday. It was still daylight. I had let the chickens out to free range and we returned to farm before dusk to find the dead pullet. Feathers from breast area had been pulled out and a bite taken out of the breast.
We had raccoons last year...last year...
Yesterday was a beautiful day in the 60's so I cleaned the little coop and let the younger chicks (15 wks 3 day) explore. I got these chicks in October from Ideal.
My husband found a dead pullet in the nest box 2 days ago (she was 8 months old). Under her was a broken egg. She was a large bird, I thought the prettiest because of her size and seemed to be in perfect health the day before & with my luck she is the one that lays the beautiful dark dark...
I always make note of diffirent behavior because sometimes it might mean an animal is getting sick etc.
A couple months ago I purchased a second smaller coup and put it on the east side of the run. My chickens have never really used the coop, but do go inside it occassionally. They have...
I ordered several breeds from Ideal they arrived today in good shape.
Breeds are: California Whites, Golden Sex Link, Barred Rock, Silver & Gold Wyandotte, Ameraucana (EEs), Speckled Sussex, Salmon Faverolle, and Buff Brahma
Also 4 Roos: EE, G Wyandotte, Speckled Sussex and Salmon Faverolle...
Its such a delight to find one of these jumbo eggs, I've been getting a few of these a week. Got my chicks in April, all 6 of them started laying this month and they actually layed at least 11 dozen eggs this month, my record keeping is missing few days. Been putting eggs in refrigerator, so...
I was just about starting to think I was going to have to wait 6 months--then it happened.
I purchased my white rocks exactly 18 weeks ago on Saturday. My DH when to farm to feed and one of the pullets had layed egg by the door to coop in sawdust beding..anyway he did not see it and stepped on...