Anyone looking for a good roo for their flock in CO? I hatched him last November, I was hoping for 12 hens from the eggs my Buff O sat on, but only one hatched and of course it was a roo! He's friendly and calm and good with the hens, I just don't need a roo
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This isn't good. I've been using neosporen but not improving. She doesn't seem to have any other side effects so I'm thinking just an eye issue. She's eating, foraging, laying and drinking water. Any suggestions for treatment?
Little Peep is 4 months old now. Kinda looks like rooster feathers but no visible Spurs, doesn't crow and comb isn't substantial. This rookey can't tell if it's a rooster or a pullet. Help!
My Goldy has gone broody, again! I don't want/need anymore chickens, I can't keep up with egg production now! My friend wants me to get some quail eggs for her to sit on and give them to him to release on his property when they get big enough. Is this possible? Is it a good idea?
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Good morning! I have a BO hen that is about 10 months old and in the last week one of her eyes has gone from a golden color to a dark brown/black. It seems like it might be a little swollen but very, very little and it does seem like she's not seeing out of it 100%. I haven't added any new...
I have a small flock, 1 Buff O, 1 Barr Rock, 2 RIR and 1 Black Astraulorp. The Buff & BR were 8 weeks old and the 2 RIRs were 5 weeks old when I brought them all home and put them together. The BO and BR took the 2 RIR under their wings and mothered them and all was good. At about 22 weeks...
Hi, my name is Karen and I live in Windsor, CO. I got my first 4 chicks in May because I had a dog run that never got used and would just fill up with weeds. My dogs would have died if I had actually put them in a chainlink fence out back. I built a chicken coop and bought a Buff Orphington...