I am getting an awesome new BR roo tomorrow.I just wanted some opinions on the best way to introduce him to my ladies.They are about 8 months old and thus far it has just been the girls.I do plan on quaranteen.thanks
Okay i have 12 chickens with 14 hours of light and and a constant supply of food and water. They have been laying for 2-3 months its been great. They appear to be happy and healthy.All of a sudden they decided to go on strike as of the last 2 days i went from avg. 10 a day to 1-3 per day:( now...
I was collecting eggs after work today and dropped one in the coop.Before it even hit the ground 6 of my hens pounced on it and cleaned it up almost instantly.These are 6 month old hens who just started laying in the last month.Are they going to be sampling eggs on there own now or am i over...
I realize this area is for pheasents but I was looking for some info. I am very interested in raising and releasing Ruffed Grouse howerver I can not find eggs any where. Would any of you knowlegable game bird raisers happen to know where I might get eggs or just hatched chicks? thanx:)
Maybe a stupid question but here goes...I s it possicle that a black sex link hen may actually be a roo?? It has the same markings of a hen but its head gear is really lookin like a roo.Or is it that she is just maturing at a faster rate than the other girls?It also seems much more vocal than...
I am lucky enough to have a 6 year old boy who isnt attached to a t.v. That being said when you have an active kid who loves to be outside and also loves his 25 month old chickens things happen....He took it upon himself to start feeding the girls frogs he has been catching in the pond.Need less...
At last after months of planning the great chicken experiment has begun.This is my first chicken experiance and until the post office called at 7 this morning i wasnt even nervous....how things have changed.So many questions....are they alive yup are they healthy yup they started to eat and...
I stumbled upon this guy in wisconsin has anybody ordered from him?Im new at this and I wanna do it right but I would just love to help out a small timer. Any info would be great
Do you think crossing a dual purpose roo say wyandotte with a ranger would result in a good meat chick?Also how would you go about holding back a meaty to breed?