Somebody told us at our local Atwoods that you can tell the Roosters from the Hens when they are chicks by a gap between the primary and secondary flight feathers on the wings. I haven't tested this myself, so I was wondering if that is actually accurate. This is only our second year hatching...
I have a total of 38 hens, thirteen are about 17 months old and molting. I know these girls have probably stopped laying for now. (Can I expect them to start again and when?) Our egg production has gone from 24-29 eggs a day to 6-10 eggs per day. The other remaining hens, aside from the 13 I...
I bought chickens from a local feed store a while back and I have identified all but two. Could you help me out?
There are two pictures of each one.
Thank you.
My Buff went broody and we let her have some eggs. She decided to go broody in the nest box. This is our first time doing this. I tried in the past moving my broody hens before they got too settled and they just quit on me. So this time I decided to leave here. The problem is the nest box is...
Hello all,
I haven't properly introduced myself. I've been a reader, your posts have been very informative. I'm not new to chickens, we've raised them off and on for about 10 years now. I am new however to hatching my own chicks. So I made a barter with a friend to get one of her incubators...
We are getting 1 year old guineas, 2 males and a female. We've never had them before. What should I expect to do with them once we get them home? Should I try to confine them for a while before letting them free range?