I have had 4 roosters die in the last month,all 16 hens doing just fine. All of the roosters were 2-4 years old, all were doing just fine at their evening check-in, dead on the coop floor in the morning, each rooster had it's own coop with his own girls. No mites or bugs of any kind, no...
I picked this pair up 3 weeks ago so that my broody EE's sole surviving chick would have company. The young lady I bought them from had no idea as to what breed or mix they are, I ain't got a clue either. They have just lost their chik fluff, the wood showing in the pic is exactly 1" square. I...
Any helpful hints to sexing 4 mo. old silkies ? I am looking at a pair of PQ birds this evening and would like to get it right the first time. Thanks, Mark
These work really well for an "after brooder" This 3'x6'x6' coop has a 3'x6' chickenwire run below a 3'x3'x3' secure roost area. Roost area is accessed by a ramp that can be raised at night. I can add nesting boxes, wheels, lights, jacuzzi, or anything else for additional cost. Other sizes...
I am going to be looking for a pair of silkies for my wife. Are there any problems perticular to Silkies that I need to watch for as I am looking at birds ? Thank you
I am looking for some info on March hatches. March 1 to March 31. If you would please answer a few questions I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you
1. How many eggs set ? how many at lockdown ? how many hatched ?
2. How many were shipped eggs ? how many were local eggs ?
3. Broody Hen...
I am looking to gather enough "fart eggs" to make a necklace. I want all colors and shapes. I will repay postage and buy the egg. If you have one, or some, please let me know. Thanks
He's a week old, I have no idea what breed he is, the egg was a donation from a friend of a friend of a neighbor and I know nothing of their flock. Any thoughts ? I can tell you he is from a brown egg, has the beginnings of a single comb, and stands head and shoulders above my other chicks that...
I have a few Roos that I'd like to keep separate from my main flock. Has anyone housed Roos together without hens ? Do they get along well enough together to be housed in the same coop and run, or does each need to be completly separate ?
I am a genetically challenged carpenter with a small flock of pure breed EE's. ( thought you'd like that ). Are the traits that my birds have what will show up in their offspring, or will there be forever oddities showing up since they are mixed breeds ?
My grade school music teacher told me...
I have 6 - 3 day olds in a brooder tub and they are getting bored. I did a search for chick toys and came up empty. Do you all have any suggestions as to what I can do to help my little fuzzybutts entertain themselves ? Thanks
Can anyone explain to me why a Roo would mount a hen backwards ? Is there a book or something I can get him to show that his head to tail method just don't work ? He is a young mutt that just came into his own a couple of months ago, he has 2 hens of his own and I don't think I have seen him get...
I candled fresh eggs so that I knew what my incubated eggs looked like at the start. I have 2 pink, 2 green, 1 olive, 1 blue, and 2 brown eggs. I could see clearly in all of the fresh eggs. When I candled the eggs in my incubator I could see clearly the 2 pinks and 1 of the greens. They looked...
If the eggs are placed pointy end down the sacs are in the big end. If the eggs are placed on their sides are the air sacs also on the high side ? I have my eggs in the incubator in a crate with the large end up. When I move them to a hatcher should I keep them in the same position or is it...