Hi, I bought a buff brahma hen in January from someone who was moving out of state and although i have no idea how old she was she was laying regularly at the start. Now I have noticed that she has stopped laying and I think this has been for at least a couple of months. I checked the spacing of...
Where did we go wrong? This was our first time trying to incubate. Set 29 eggs in incubator w/turner. On day 5 candled and discarded 10 eggs which were not fertile. Day 12 we candled again and could see some development but did not see any movement. Stopped turning on day 18. Temp kept constant...
My RIR presently named Katie laid her very first egg yesterday, Good Friday, so she is obviously a very special hen.> I would like to rename her with something more appropriate as it is Easter, does anyone have any good idea's?
Hi, I live in michigan and I am new to this chicken lifestyle and fast becoming an addict!and I have seen many references on BYC to "chickenstock", can someone please explain what, where & when this event is and is it something as a new chick mom I should plan to attend?
I do hope someone out there can help me, I have just started my first flock and I have so many questions! My flock consists of 1 Silkie Bantam Rooster, and some bantie girls, 2 silkies, 2 polish & 1 Millie fleur duccle and these standard hens, 1 Barred rock, 1 Buff Brahma, 1 Americana, 1 RIR...
I started out with 6 chicks late last year and ended up with 4 roosters. I arranged to return 3 of the roosters and exchange them for hens of the same age. since the day the other roosters left and were replaced by the new hens my one remaining rooster has stopped crowing! anyone know why?