I have heard some outragous numbers when it comes to buying some chickens just to start you breeding program and I was just wondering what the most you have spent is? Are there any breeds out there that will go for more than a Silkie
I have read two different things about how to tell whether an eggs is fertile or not. One is that if it has a red dot in the yolk and the other is if there is a little white circle.
I have also read that the red dot just means the hen was stressed out when it was laying so im confused and in...
I have a metal feeder that I have already made that will hold about 65+ pounds of feed and 30lbs. of grit and 30lbs of shell. The feed is in the center with the other two compartment on the other sides. It works very well for feeding the flock but I would like some metal feeder ideas for a...
Is it true that you can tell if the chick is going to be female or male by lifting it upside down by the feet and if it fights it gonna be a roo and if it just lays back a pullet?
Is it really worth it to raise eating chickens?? Do you save any money or is it just that fact that your not eating meat filled with steroids and meds?
Hi I'm hoping to go to dinkies auction for the first time ever this week and was wondering if anyone else would be attending.
I was also wandering if it would be open for sure? lol
Hi I have no clue if I'm postign this in the right place but here it goes..
Okay so I was jsut wondering where you guys buy you shipping boxes from and what you put with them when you send them. I would like to sell chicks and eggs both and have been wondering about this.
I just hatched some eggs lst week and they are all doing really good, but I have one little chick that is all black when the rests are about half black and half white. What gives?
They are pure bred black austrolorps, and I know I didn't have any baby chicks that looked like this when I first...
Who would be a great hatchery or even breeder to buy show quality eggs off of. I didn't know anything about chickens when I first got them but now I'm a little bit more in the know and would like to get into showing chickens but mine just don't have the looks. I ordered mine from randalburkley...
Okay so my hens have been plucking each other's feathers. I went to rural king to get some anti pick and they told me to just get blood meal cause that is what they are craving. Is this true?? Will it really make them stop plucking each others feathers, and how long will it take?
This is one of my GLW hens and I was wondering how she would do in a show I dont really know anything about showing chickes except for what I have read on here so I was just curious. I just happened to have my camera in my pocket one day so I just took a pic. haha
Is it okay if you accidentely leave your eggs in the turner for about a day. I have an auto turner so I know they have been being turned and am jsut hoping that they will still hatch. I don't know why but I was thinking that today was only the 22 and was gonna take them out tonight