I started using DE last summer and have noticed over the winter that 3 of my Roosters have white spots or discoloration on some of their tail feathers. Could this be from the DE or does anyone know why this would happen. I would say the spots are about as big around as a quarter in sections.
Is there one particular chicken breed that lays the largest brown egg? Hubby is asking what I want for Christmas and I'm looking into ordering some chicks online to arrive in Spring. I'm considering ordering Jersey Black Giants, New Hampshire Reds, Rhode Island Reds, or Barred Rocks.
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I sell eggs to people at work, one being our staff Attorney. Her 18 month old daughter will not eat any other eggs than mine. She tried giving her eggs from Denny's & McDonalds and even tested her with Store bought eggs last night. They cooked two of mine and two of...
I have a big mix of different variety of chickens...I guess you could say I couldn't make up my mind on a specific breed. I have found that my Cochins have become my favorites since they are such big sweet hearts, I have buff & 2 blue. My favorites are the Blue girls. I decided I wanted more...
I'm have a delima. I had bought 24 BO eggs and 8 Cochin eggs via ebay. The BO eggs came in just fine the Cochin eggs came a week later. I have all the eggs in the bator and the BO are due to hatch this Friday or weekend. The Cochin eggs are not due to hatch until the following weekend. All...
My husband told me he set off some bug bombs in the house. When I asked him what he did with the eggs I have incubating, he said he put them in the bathroom and had placed a towel under the door crack. I'm concerned that the towel wouldnt' be enough to keep the fumes from coming into the...
I was wondering if anyone has experience with trying to hatch eggs by letting a hen set on them? I have a hen that is sitting on about 20 eggs and hasn't budged in a few weeks. Once the chicks hatch do I take them from her to put them under a heat lamp or does she take care of it and them?