I'm wondering if buzzards will take live chickens. We have had an awful lot of black buzzards lately, in fact I lost count at over 100 in the trees in my backyard earlier this spring. I'm wondering if it's buzzards, or hawks.
So far, I have had 4 chickens disappear this year, all during...
I'm wondering if I ruined the dozen eggs I set in the foam incubator.
I've been following the directions for the incubator, with water in the bator. The humidity has been pretty high (about 70-75% on the reptile hygrometer in the bator). It's now day 13, and the humidity has finally dropped to...
A few weeks ago, our Buff Orp pullet "Blondie" went broody. She wouldn't get out of the laying box unless I physically removed her. Since we had to get rid of "Elvis" our Rhode Island Red rooster, as he was way too aggressive, we didn't have any fertile eggs. On July 25, I got 8 assorted eggs...
"The Kid" went out this afternoon, and found our First Egg laying by the back deck steps!
I suspect it was one of the Plymouth Rock hens, since she wasn't running with the rest of the flock this morning.
It's a tiny little thing compared to our older hens, but it sure is cute!
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My son got some birds last summer/fall, and I'm trying to ID them.
The rosster came thrown in with a batch of guineas he got from the feed store he was working at. He said they were supposed to be Rhode Island Reds, but I'm not sure if they are RIR or New Hampshires.
He got these...
First time poster here, though I've been lurking quite a while! Great site!
We've got a pullet that shakes, or quivers constantly. She's done this for several months, ever since being let out of the hatchery. She shows no other signs of illness, lack of energy, appetite, etc. The other pullets...