Hi! I just showed my chickens at the state fair, and I won trophies again. But, I am wondering how they judge. Does anyone know what the judges look for? Nice, feathers, cleanliness, etc? I don't have enough money to buy the Standard of Perfection book, so can anybody just tell me?
Thanks!
I just received these birds from my neighbor for free, along with a little coop. 4 hens I think. I think they have mites. He said he cleaned out the coop and sprayed it with mite killer and powdered the chickens. Is it mites? Is there anything else I can do?
Is this one a roo or a hen...
I am pretty new to this site, so sorry if it is the wrong place. I have lots of chickens and am going to get 24 guineas eggs to incubate, in June. Can they cross breed?
I had another post called dying chicks please help! But the situation has worsened. I bought 44 chicks from MurrayMcmurray, put them in my shop with pine wood shavings, separated the meat birds form the normals, put Quik Chik (electrolyte supplement) in their water, and chick feed in the...
On Sunday my chicks arrived, 45 of them. Yesterday two died and two more died today. They were not trampled, the light was close so they were warm, they have food and water mixed with quick-chick. This morning I checked on them and the 2 were lying on the ground like they were asleep, but when I...
Last year I used cedar shavings to raise my chicks and 1 out of 35 died. I read some where that they are toxic. Is that true? I also use them as shavings for my adult chickens.
Hey chicken people! I have 35 chickens that come when I whistle, and love them so much. They are free range pasture raised chickens. I have light brahmas, americanas, black giants, orpingtons, australorp, polish, barred rock, partridge rock, dark brahma, blue laced red wyandotte, and columbian...