I have an interesting dilemma, that I was hoping someone on here may have encountered. First off, I have a barn cat that loves to be in with my chickens. She has always been at home in nesting boxes. About two weeks ago she had three kittens in a nesting box. I was a little worried about the...
I kept back some cornish hens and a red ranger roo. My first chicks from the cross just hatched. I figured I'd make a thread for my project in case anyone is interested.
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I go in with my pea's a couple times every day, but this morning my cameo hen was laying down and panting. Everyone else was acting normal, begging for treats, but she is not herself. I picked her up (minimal struggling) to check her over, and there were no obvious injuries. She walked away...
I decided to inquire about getting my NPIP certification and this is the response I got.
"Hello Christal,
If your goal is NPIP certification we would have to schedule an inspection of your flock. You do need to show that you have a bio-secure area for your birds (no co-mingling with wild...
My husband loves them, so we built a pen and now have peafowl... And I already have a question. The pied is obviously male, and there are two India blue females, but there are four yearlings... Supposedly two of each. One pair of midnight black shoulder and one pair of Spaulding. Can anyone...
One of my pheonix hens went broody, so I stuck some eggs I already had in the incubator under her. That lil girl has four chicks under her now- and None of my incubator eggs have hatched. Do you see her gloating look?
I was ebay egg happy last year and hatched out some interesting looking chicks that were supposed orpington project eggs. I have two odd looking pullets and I was wondering if anyone wiser than me knows what they are... I was just hatching every Orp egg I could get my hands on... I may have a...
Hello! I'm new to the forum and I had a couple questions. I recently got out of the navy (10 years), and though I kept my horses the entire time, that was it for farm animals. I got out and got bit by the homesteading bug. I even have a cow ( crimson mooooon) I milk twice a day!
Anyway...