I have 19 laying hens and two roosters. They were all supposed to be hens. And I haven't the heart yet to eat my cross dressers. Haha. Any ways I was making French toast today and this egg has a lot of blood and a mass in it. What is it? [/IMG]
I have 22 baby chicks that are 3 weeks old and one of the light brahmas is acting lame. She doesn't stand up straight and is hunched over all the time. She walks very unsteadily and even the slightest contact made by another chick knocks her over. I'm worried about her, anyone know what it might...
Hi there, My hubby and I are retro fitting our metal shed and I am stumped about the windows we are cutting into it. I am putting in windows for ventilation during the summer because it gets so hot here. Will all the light those windoes let in be an issue for laying during the warmer months...
Hello all, I live in central Missouri and have a couple questions for anyone else in the area. My husband is retrofitting our metal shed into a coop, any advice for the heat of summer and the coldness of winter?? Also we are getting buff orpingtons, but my husband wants a big fancy looking...
Hi there! My name is Amanda, I live in St Robert Mo and my darling husband has agreed to do all the manual labor to retrofit our shed into a coop for chickens!! We used to get all our farm fresh eggs from my mother in law but she quit keeping chicks :( so its now up to me!! I absolutely love the...