Looking for dark eggs, feather shanks and would prefer to purchase from BYC member instead of some 'unknown'.
Would prefer someone closer to SW Fla if possible so I can pick up but may have to go the shipped route.
Please let me know if you have anything available.
I have a friend who is looking to start a Buff Orpington flock from non hatchery bred birds.
Prefer chicks or eggs and the closer to SW Florida, the better.
I have a 2 week old chick that seams to have incontinence(sp?). It is eating/drinking fine, seams a little runtish compared to his hatch mates and also seams to chirp more (not quite distressed but way more than the others). It also, is missing the outer toe on each foot but is getting around...
I have some D-WORM which is puppie/kitten wormer. The active ingrediant is piperazine.
I know I can use piperzine on my chickens but need a dosage.
The bottle says equivalent to 4.25 cc per 100 cc.
I am not sure how I should dose my chickens.
I do have a couple that I highly suspect have...
These guys have stopped by my pond on a layover. They seam to be resting up and not going into the water other than wetting their feet. They make a high pictched 'squeak' rather than quacking noise.
I have googled and searched but can not find anything that matches what my chicks get.
This is the second batch of chicks that have developed these symptoms: red, wart looking (very similar but not quite) sores around beaks and near eyes. The affected eyes will get weepy but not the sore...
I normally ride western and have had several people tell me I should try English with my stallion.
These photos were of 'fitting day' as I had just bought him a headstall and girth so we could start practising.
I don't normally ride in tennis shoes so please don't go there. I am aware of the...
For the last couple of days, I have been collecting eggs and having to boot one of my hens out of the nest.
I was thinking she was just laying late. Until tonight and she swapped nests to warm up the other eggs.LOL
So I marked them and put all 8 under her.
I will try to get pictures...
Just a couple of photos of my Jan hatchlings.
For more photos click on my link in my siggy. Posting more photos on my webpage of the rest of the flock right now.
All of these outfits have only been worn a couple times, washed, and no stains, tears or loose stitches.
George brand, size 4T: Red dress with white flowers and lace trim. Button up the back.
Samaraza brand size 3T: Dark purple overall type dress with long sleave under shirt (seperate). The...
White eggs are White Leghorns (courtesy of chicabotor from BYC)
Light brown eggs are Buff Orphingtons (courtesy of bargain from BYC)
Dark brown eggs next to white eggs are BC Marans (courtesy of fowlsrus from BYC)
Dark Brown eggs to the left BC Marans from local breeder (I don't know her name...
Well thanks to some members here and a local breeder I will be setting an incubator full tomorrow night.
12 Buff O's from bargain
12 White Leghorns from chicabator (should get these tomorrow)
9 BC Marans (beautifully dark eggs) from fowlsrus
5 BC Marans from a local breeder
and any left over...
After reading all the info on Marans and their famous egg color, I got to thinking (yes, that is dangerous).
Has anyone tried breeding RIR for darker egg color?
I thought I might try for fun to see how it would go.
I currently have production birds and they are pretty nice layers, however have...
I pretty much know why I had such a poor hatching. This is the worse hatch rate I have had...ever.
I had 8 Golden Sebright eggs (shipped), 10 Barred Rock eggs (shipped) and 20 RIR (mine).
The GS were put in first and actually had 3 hatch, two died right away and the 3rd died after about 4...
Well I did manage to get some eggs to hatch after dh moved my incubator. Only 4 surviving Barred Rock and 3 RIR chicks. I think the new location created to much air current and being that the bator is old and cheap, things just did not work right.
So here are my chickies. Care to guess on...