I have some sheep that i need to weigh.. And i need some way to weigh them! I dont have a live stock scale, nor do i want to buy one. I just want to make one.. Any ideas?
I am looking into showing lambs for FFA or 4h. I have shown cows and now im going to show a lamb.. The thing is, i dont know much about them! I have looked up info but there just isn't enough. I am also going to keep the lamb in my back yard (call me crazy but hey, you can keep goats so why not...
[/IMG][/IMG]I have a light brahma named allie, she is a rescue that i picked up this spring.. So i have no clue where she came from or anything of that sort.. I just know that she was kept in a fish tank with no heat lamp and fed only about 4 saltine crackers a day. When i first brought her home...
I have a old english game bantam hen and im pretty sure shes gone broody because when i let my flock out im always missing a hen,and when i go looking for her, shes always laying on eggs in her nesting box and gets quite mad when i try to get them from her. Im also 100% sure the eggs are...
I have 7 banties and 1 brahama that were basically raised together, so they pretty much get along.. But i was wondering if it would go ok if i just introduced a single silkie pullet to the mix, or if my other chickens would hurt hur and also if it would be ok, how i would do it. Any tips help...
I have 7 banties and 1 brahama that were basically raised together, so they pretty much get along.. But i was wondering if it would go ok if i just introduced a single silkie pullet to the mix, or if my other chickens would hurt hur and also if it would be ok, how i would do it. Any tips help...
Hi, i was wanting to know everything about showing chickens. I currently show cows, but figured i would exspand and show chickens. Also, i was wondering if you have two chickens that arent registered and you breed them, can you register and show the chicks if you want? Every tip helps! Thanks
I recently picked up a baby chick from a lady i knew who no longer wanted it. The chick has been kept in a fish tank and fed only crackers. Now it is VERY thin and not at proper stature of a chick its age should be. It also seems very stressed. And its poop is a mostly water, pellet like...
I have 6 assorted bantams and I was looking to get some more chickens, I wanted to get about three Americana and three silkie chicks and I was wondering what would be a good place to order from that would let me do that and also if all of my chickens would end up getting along or some picking...
My little babes are under the heat lamp and they seem to have their mouths open.. Are they panting because they are too hot? Or is this something else? Also how can you tell if they are too cold? I dont have a thermometer or anything like that so i kind of have to judge.
I was just wondering what bantam eggs were like i have 6 chicks right now and i have never had bantams before, so about when do they start laying, how big will the eggs be, what color will they be, and also are they ritcher than normal eggs or just the same?
One of my babies had pasty butt and i had been wiping him with a warm wet rag and then applying Neosporin, but today i decided to sit him in a little cup of water for his butt to soak all of the crusty stuff off and then as one of my old friends told me to put some oil (she said vegie oil would...
A few of my chicks have pasty butt, i have tried to clean it off and then put a little Neosporin on it but it just doesn't work. I need ideas how to fix this.. I heard you could give them a "bath" but im not sure how.. I just want my little babies to get better :(
i recently bought six assorted bantam chicks from tractor supply and i was wondering what kind they were.
i have three of these and i think they are old english game.. but one is lighter colored than the others but i think it is the same kind.
this one is solid white and i have no clue what...