I sold all my buffs except 1 hen and purchased some jubilees from meyer an really love them. Jubilee are just as friendly but they are huge!!i love the faster growth an huge size. At less than 3 months old they arent far off from my full grown buff orp hen i kept. They crowing already too. I...
Ok im gonna cross a blue/red toppy hen over a red splangled rooster. I want to get solid blue toppy offspring. Might have to breed blue male offspring back over mother hen to get blue toppys showing no red or spangle.these are pure sweedish blue flower chickens im gonna cross. I want to eventual...
Got my brooder warmed up just waiting on my birthday blues (blue orpingtons) got 11 chicks coming 10 blue orpingtons,1 jubelee orpington male. Will be looking for jubelee pullet in fall to go with male. Mine are coming from meyer hatchery.
I purchased the bottom metal pan at tractorsupply an attached to 7lb feeder.Feed wont build up under feeder an raise it due to tight wires attached. Drilled 4 holes in top of pan an 4 holes in top of feeder attached wires.
Well in the last 2 months coyotes have killed both my small dogs an eaten last one in our own yard. Havent messed with my young 5 weeks old chicks they under heavy protection. They are hunting in packs about 6 of them came up 2am got our last dog. Neighbors seen them.
my 3×3 brooder. Use 12ft piece of shelving board 12inch wide an roll of hardware cloth. Built in 30 minutes. Wire top an bottom. Put newspapers under bottom for litter. Rarely lose any chicks usually 99.9% success rate. Raising these buff orps ordered 15 got 16 all doing well nearly 3 weeks old...
I use the round 9 hole feeders an the chicks waste half of it with their beaks pulling it out of holes. I took cardboard an wrapped around feeders 1 inch above holes an it stopped 99% of waste.