Does anyone know where I can get some butterfly chicken saddles? It has to be the butterfly kind becasue of where the roo wears off a circle of feathers off my hens. I have some, but let one of my girls hatch out some chicks so I need more. Louise does not seem to be doing it anymore!! I can't...
Something ripped a very large amount of feathers out of one of my hens. I am not sure what it was, there is a lot missing from around the neck, the back, the breast, and her but. Now a would imagine a predator would have been able to kill her since there is so much gone from the neck. Not only...
Ok so a while back my hen was injured. Now either she cut herself (quite badly) on a window or it was the rooster. There was 2 slices the same length and the same width part So I don't really think it was him as the rest of the girls are fine. Now I had to take her and put her in a dog crate in...
I have a few questions about allowing y hens to hatch their own eggs.
1) Can I just let the hens lay until they go broody one their own? Or do I have to collect them make them go broody and then stick all the eggs under her/them? I know its about 12-14 eggs they will want to set on... so that...
Back in the spring I ordered a straight tun of 12 black sex links. Was sent 13 and ended up with 7 Roos. I planned on keeping one and sending the rest off to freezer camp Yesterday we did 3, and today we did 3. It was not as easy as all those you tube vids but DH is learning how to do the cut...
OK So I ma pretty new to this. I have had a few laying hens for few years. The 2 times I have gotten more Chicks/layers I just tricked mom into thinking she hatched a bunch of chicks (got her good n broody first). This time I ended up with 7 Roos. I will be saving one so my girls can have some...
I already know if I breed my black sex links I will not get a black sex link..... but what will I get? will they lay well and be about the same size at least? Thank you.
My new chicks have just started establishing a pecking order I will post a pic of the one that got beat on the most. The others seem to be fighting it out ok. Some are just not giving up, doing the chest bump and stretching their neck out (too look taller I assume) well this poor little girl got...
My new chicks have just started establishing a pecking order I will post a pic of the one that got beat on the most. The others seem to be fighting it out ok. They are just nor giving up, doing the chest bump and stretching their neck out (too look taller I assume) well this poor little girl got...