I know this is a lot of reading but I think this could be beneficial to a lot of people. I'm in the process of getting this put onto a survey website which will make it easier to read and respond.
There are two communities of people that generally dont communicate with each other, the...
Either my RIR or EE hen laid this unusually large egg. I put the RIRs usual egg on the left and the EEs usual egg on the right for comparison. I havent cracked it open to see if its a double yoke yet. Im sure it not uncommon for hens to have an occasionally large egg. I just thought Id...
I just started keeping chickens (adults no chicks) last summer and Im still in the learning process. Ive been thinking about getting some ducks but planned to wait. Well I ended up with 3 wild ducklings last weekend. We live out in the county and one of my dogs found a nest out back. We found...
I have a nice Banty rooster and two pullets, one RIR and one Barred Rock... Well I did... The Barred Rock's comb and waddles kept getting bigger and reder then came the crowing. So now I realize I have two roosters and 1 hen. The Banty Rooster has been crowing for 3-4 months now and the BR just...
This is LONG just to warn everyone. My name is Brian and my introduction to chickens has been frustrating and a bit traumatic. After moving to our current acreage in rural SE Minnesota Ive wanted to get some free ranch (free roaming) chickens. We started out with two hand raise Barred...