I had a chicken get caught between a fence and a brick wall and apparently in her struggle to free herself rubbed off the skin and muscle down to the tendons on one leg. My question is should I attempt to suture it closed or let it heal by secondary intention? I have it bandaged currently with...
I am starting my first flock and have Blue/Black Copper Marans, French Wheaten Marans, Blue/Black Ameraucana, Blue Wheaten Ameraucana, Black Java, Euskal Oiloa Marraduna, laced Brahma, blue/Black Jersey Giants, and some frizzled Polish chicks. I would like the option of breeding the individual...
I have 3 "Blue " Ameraucana chicks that are about 4 weeks old. I'm not sure what to look for to sex them so here are some pics. The splash struts around more and holds it's tail more upright, but I don't see any real difference in the combs or wattles yet. Am I right that if I breed the Splash...
So on the 24th (day18) I placed 2 fertile eggs with little chicks wigging around inside into my hatching inc. They were supposed to hatch yesterday. No such luck! I candeled this evening and there is no movement. I cleaned the incubator with a diluted bleach/water mixture 3 days prior and rinsed...
I picked up 3 chicks at my local co-op and I'm trying to figure out what I have. The lady there thought maybe New Hampshire or Rhode Island reds? I believe I have 2 roos and 1 hen.
The hen wanted to pose. The others are darker in color, brown with some black. I'll try for pics of them tomorrow...
This is my first attempt at incubating chicken eggs. I have2 incubators, a Hovabator with automatic turners and a Little Giant still air for the hatcher. Currently I have 8 BCM on day 22 with no pipping, and some assorted Cubalaya at day 21. One on the Cubalaya pipped and was pecking and...
Does anyone have a comparison photo of the eggs of Cortunix quail, Ringneck pheasant and Chukar? I am incubating quail and chicken eggs with Ringneck pheasant and Chukar on the way. Trying to ascertain if I will have enough space. Will Chukar eggs fit in Quail racks in a self turning egg rack?
I have a Hovabator with a self turning mechanism that has 4 chicken egg racks and 2 quail egg racks. I now want to hatch pheasant eggs. I don't have the pheasant eggs yet. Will they fit in the quail racks or will they be too big?
I want to feed my chicks organic feed, but in my area (south Alabama) the shipping costs are almost as high as the feed (combined cost of over $50/50lb bag) . My next choice would be all natural. I found an all natural by Purina with no animal by-products, no antibiotics, and no steroids. Does...
I'm new to the site and still planning on my first chickens in the Spring. Greener than green basically!!!! I live on my husbands farm in Southern Alabama where they raised a lot of chickens 30-40 years ago. Digging around in barns I found these great antique wooden chicken crates. Some are a...