So? I have a banty who is almost 8 or 9 months old. She wants to set on egg's(witch is what I want, baby chicks.)
BUT!?! When she gets out, to eat or drink, "She" dose not always go back to the egg's she "was" sitting on. sometimes She'll go to another box (like if another bird lays a egg...
Hi. I have a unhappy RIR. She looks unstable and is having problems walking. I've checked her for broken leg, foot, thigh. nothing. looks like she's putting all pressure on heel of foot. she can still walk but "look's" like something's broken. but nothing is. I put her in my chick box that I...
my RRI have what looks like ashy or dried out combs???( It's unbearably SUPPER HOT here!!) Sun burned? heat stress? they seam happy and good tempered, even in the heat of day 95*+. Are almost 4 months old, 15 weeks. Ready to start laying? IDK?? I don't know if it maters but, there vents are...
This year we got a B.B.W turkey. but we want "Heritage browns". we want a breading pair, so i think we'll get 3 1tom 1hen and 1?. the 3rd 1 we'll have for T-day dinner, but the other 2 will be a pair to have chicks for next year. SO!?? what time of year do I need to get them, so they'll get...
MY TURKEY FOUND OUT HE'S BIGGER THEN THE BANTYS (7weeks). chickens tried to challenge(bully) my turkey(3+weeks) and the turkey kicked her little but, draged her around coop with her face! Ah..no blood yet but I felt I needed to break them up? should I have done that or let them at it????? today...
HI! my chicks are about 5or6 , OR 6or7 weeks. well its raining and i dont know if they will be all right out side in rain?? I opened up coop and they ALL ran out. i put themback inside. but would they be good outside. yesterday it was overcast W/light rain (was 2 cold for me to hang out with...
I have 8 bantys and 8 rir's 3 jersey giants and a turkey ( for thanksgiving dinner) . the older chicks (bantys) are 6ws old the RIR's are 5ws and JG's and Vittles(turkey) are 3ws old. think I need like at least 2 roo's for 13 or 14 hens one of the JG's is male. can i leave my roo's in the coop...