Have some Black Copper Marans and some ameracanas,and a few other mixed breeds in the same pen,was wondering how long i need to keep them apart so i can have pure breed chicks,i have 2 maran roosters and a ameracana rooster,i want to seperate them so i can have purebred chicks,so how long should...
have a coop that is 8x14,have seen some sort of little bugs crawling around on the walls,very very tiny,about the size of the end of a pin,seem to be black or dark in color?.they get on me when i go in the coop and are driving me nuts,they seem to crawl around and possibly are biting too.i have...
Have 3 of the red star breed,not sure exactly what cross they are,were purchased 8 weeks old,have been very good layers,an egg a day for the last 6 months,they are 1 year old.When they started laying eggs,the shells were a nice dark tan color,but lately the eggs have been a very light pale tan...
have a black jersey giant hen,that likes to peck at the vent area of some of the "weaker" ones in the flock,1 has just died,not totaly sure from this,but i suspect it,another has a very bloody looking vent area,seems the jersey is picking at her a lot?,what do ido?,would it help if they were...
Have been looking for some different eggs to hatch out,my question is has anyone ever had any luck sending them by Mail? Want some different varieties that are not available locally,i live in PEI,have been looking at some,but it will be 120.00 to send them by courier,Thought if they could come...
am looking at getting some eggs to hatch,might be a stupid question,but how long will they be still good for?,how long from when they are layed till they are still good to be set under a hen?,was going to get some sent from another farm,and need to know how long they will last. Thanks Harvey