They are 20 days old now, and moved them into a pen in my garden 2 days ago. 2 of them died today, at different times. Everyone acts fine, until I find one dead. There aren't any wounds, or signs of why they died. There food didn't change when I moved them, except now they are getting some of...
I have this Cornish cross that I never go around to butchering, purchased in March, probably a good 5-7 lbs (not good at guessing weights...), and I've gotten fond of her. She has her head twisted all the way around, and pushes herself over sideways until she hits an obstical. She was fine...
So, everything I read says that hens start laying dramatically fewer eggs once they pass two years old. I'd like to find a breed that continues to lay reasonably well, even when they are older. Any suggestions?
I also would like the breed to be one that forages well, and perhaps one of the...
My friend just got some banty chicks from dels, and asked me to help him identity them. Can you guys help me with this- there are a few that I think I know, but some I have no idea!
So, first these guys, which I'm guessing are either white or blue cochins. Do you think I'm right?
Then this...
I got a free rooster today, I know nothing about him, but I'm guessing he's under a year old. I'm thinking maybe a partridge rock? Any ideas?
Thank you!
Between heritage breeds and commercial/modern strains? I have read over and over people making remarks about heritage breed's better ability when it comes to foraging, but I'm unable to find any hard data. I'm particularly interested in learning if the amount of food heritage breeds get from...
Sorry if this is an annoying question, but I want to know. Would the chicks be sexlinked? Or would they be random colors? I want to know because my RIR "pullet" turned out to be a rooster (which I then had to sell, due to neighbors), and I set the eggs in the incubator because I...well, I like...
Alright, so I remember this chicken I had when I was a kid: it looked like two chickens merged into one.
One side of it's beak was yellow, the other side was dark gray; it's legs were two different colors, and it's feathers were different colors on each side of the body, split perfectly down...
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I was wondering how many eggs a day I could expect from a flock consisting of a barred rock, a rhode island red, a silver campine, and a golden hamburg? I'm just feeding 2 people off of these, so it really doesn't need to be too much- I'm just wondering.
So, this is the zoning ordinance as it relates to animals now:
"16.13.050 Lot area.
B. Other or related uses permitted:
2. Agricultural uses not involving retail sales on the premises;
6. The keeping of common household animals or pets, provided that their keeping does...