I have heard that Buff Orpingtons are very friendly and they have great mothering skills, I was wondering if the same was true for the other colors. Is there any difference with the others like B/B/S or Lavender colored birds? Also how heat hardy are they?
I have a 1 week old RIR chick that seems to be constipated. It doesn't have pasty butt, but its belly is extremely round and you can tell it strugles to go, what little it goes. The poo that does come out seems normal compared to the others. Any suggestions as to what I can do to help it out?
I have 4 different breeds of eggs in the bator now and if all goes well would like to keep 2 hens and a rooster of each breed and give away or sell the rest. I don't have room to set up 4 seperate pens, so I was wondering if I could use one pen to keep the girls in and another to keep the boys...