Our roo has sired a number of chicks, while most were killed on mass by a viscous cat, the all appeared to be developing into roo's. Since then more have hatched, 3 out of four were boys and the "hen" is developing a worrisome tail. I know is possible for a human man to only make XX children...
my landlords chick is splay-legged and curl toed, he's responding well to a homemade brace and a healthy diet. he had mites, my landlord put diatimeceous (sp?) earth in the box. he's pecking his talons, is this a sign of mites? a vitamin deficiency? or is it that they'e grown b/c of his lack of...
My pullets are finally laying regularly; We sometimes get 3 a day between the 2 pullets and their broody. A mystery has begun in the coop; Three hens, four eggs colours! The large pale egg is from the broody, the other are new from the pullets. the dark small ones are layed with a lovely white...