I've been battling mites for a while now. I'm pretty sure they're Northern Fowl mites since they stay on my poor kiddos during the day. They will move from the chickens to me when my sweeties sit on my shoulders and lap. I'm treating their house with permethrin (spray and powder) and them...
I've had chickens for about ten years, but I'm not very experienced in terms of roosters. I've only had a few, and I owned them for several months or less before finding them a new home (not for soup). My most recent two, a Serama and a heritage Rhode Island Red, hated my elderly Gold Sexlink...
I have a Cream Brabanter rooster and a Black Australorp hen that I'd like to cross. I'm not doing any sort of breeding project; I'd just like to see what the resulting chicks are like and keep a few pullets. Any ideas about the feather patterns or colors I might get for pullets? I have a...
I've had chickens for about nine years and haven't seen this happen with any of my past chickens, so I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar experience. I have an Australorp that has been raised with three other pullets of the same age. As a chick, she always lagged in physical development...
I have four Belgian d'Anvers (can go in pairs or all together) out here in Snohomish, Washington. We're changing our flock make-up so these guys need a new home. They're about 4 years old and came from a breeder in Eastern Washington. They're very broody and will pile up in one box together...
I've had my Silver Sebright hen (Silvette) for seven years or so. She used to look completely normal. For the last year, she has started growing strange new neck feathers that make her look very spikey when she fluffs them out. She's lost some tail feathers and lots of breast and wing...