Hey guys,
I have a 5month old rooster.I was keeping him with the hens but I was wonder what is the chance of the eggs being fertilized. How do I know if they're fertilized or not and if they are fertilized how do I get my hens to sit on them?
hey. Our pullets are 9 weeks old and we ran out of food (we cant go to the store until tomorrow). Can we give them layer food or what should we feed them?
Thanks, Kayla.
Hey. My chick just passed away from coccidiosis and i'm treating the rest of the flock. We bought Sulfasol powder but I don't know how many tablespoons/teaspoons to give them per gallon of water.
Thanks for the help.
hey! My Americana (1year) seems to have chipped her beak and lost the second have of it!!!! Is there any way to help her? Plus, do I feed and water her any different?
Hey! My chicks are about 2 months old now but one of them (The Americana) is acting strange. She is puffing up (like she's angry) but seems rather cold instead (which is weird considering its summer time). I don't know what to do because she's mostly just siting under the heat lamp all day; Is...
Im so sad! The first year i had my chickens was amazing, but then the next year i got chicks(this year). Now im really sad because although i knew they would grow up its just different when you raise them yourself! I know know what mothers feel like!!!
Trying to find out if these are male or female without waiting several months.if we end up with more than one roo they go bye-bye so the soner we find out the genders the sooner we can find them good familes instead of the other fright-e-ning option (inless they are all girls or girls and 1...
Hello.
i have a silkie chick that is 5 weeks old.
It apears as though it has an extra limb but we aren't sure if its an extra toe or a spur.we have heard that hens can have suprs too, so we are hoping you would be able to help.since it is a straight run chick we cant be sure of the gender, so...
hello my name is kayla...i just got an astralorp, 2 jersey giants, a buff barahma, a americana, a rare russian breed, a welsummer, black silkie, and a silver wyandotte. any name ideas?
k so im getting some new chicks...any recomendations on breeds?
Conditions: we want all ladys, good lying is important, we dont want white colored birds, and we alredy have a buff orpington/rode island red/barred rock/AND americanaS so dont recomend these.
k so im getting some baby chicks....does anyone have a recommendation on what breed?(im only getting girls)
PS:we already have a buff orpington, rode island red, barred rock, and some americanas and we would like to get some new breeds...
P.P.S:godd laying is important and we dont...
so...my amaricona has a bunch of brocken feathers around her neck and i think the others did it by peacking her. i have her and the susppects in seperate cages but is she going to be ok? is there a treatment for her or do i just need to keep her seperate from the others tell she heals???
NO GUYS PLEASE
k so ladys feel free to state your problems about anything(apropriate!!!) and we'll do our best to help you...feel free to talk, have fun, and vent.....this is a place where we all suport each other!! so please no negitive stuff about each other!!!
march 30th, costal farm and ranch(look for nere est avaliable to you) is giving away 5 pullets when you buy a 25lb(or greater) bag of chick starter... the lowest starter feed price is $9 without tax... hope you can get some!!! 500 avalible at each sor so first 100 people get em!
so...we alrady have hens that are about a year + 3 months and i want to know A. how to make them broody?....B. if they are broody will they adopt new born chicks from the store?.....C. if so can i bring a broody hen to sit on the chicks in their cage or do i still need a heat lamp?....D. if not...
hi-ya, so me and my dad plan to get 5-9 more baby chicks(we already have 6) and i want to know how to tell there sex....we're thinking of getting a black asstrulorp, sex-links, and i few more because my dad wants them all to be diffrent breeds...how do i tell the sex or convince him that...