I have a Bantum hen that just hatched out chicks this week. There are eleven chicks all together, 4 had hatched when I got home from work Monday and by the time I came home Tuesday there were 6 more. There were two eggs that had not hatched yet, I candled them, one was infertile, the other was...
Can my chicks catch strepp from my grandkids?
My 8 week old chicks have been fluffed up and stumbling around in their brooder. I have lost two of them. Three of them appear to have perked up some, they are eating again and not as fluffed up. In order to treat them, I started by adding apple...
any body out there in Texas know of a good place to find some 5-6 month old female ducks for sale or trade. I have three Buff Orpington drakes and would either like to trade two for females or separate them each with a couple of girls a piece. I'm not really sure which would work better. Any ideas?
I am married, I am a medication aide, live in Texas, no human children, three floppy eared four legged kids of the canine species, 1 male and two female. I ventured into keeping chickens two years ago, starting with 6 RIR chicks from Atwoods; Reba, Rosie, Ruby, Rita, Rusty and Hershey. Once they...
I have 1 rooster and three rhoade island reds that i have had for about two years. they have not been broody at all, after doing a little research, I read that barred rocks are broodier hens . I bought four chicks about two months ago and they are almost the same size as my others. I have kept...