We incubated a batch of turkey eggs that we were told were all royal palm. The ones that hatched all looked the same in the first few weeks. The eggs were all stereotypical-looking turkey eggs. However recently - one of them is looking more like a chicken than a royal palm. The black tips...
we have new hens, but they all started laying. We were getting 10-11 eggs per day (12 ladies). All of a sudden 4 days ago, production dropped to 1-3 eggs per day. I've in teased food and water to make sure that wasn't it. Gave them extra treats. This is my first year. Any suggestions...
Has anyone ordered from this company and is $0.35/carton a decent price? I like the colors and that they are blank, but I don't want to make a bad purchase if there is something better you guys have run across...
Some of my gals have started laying and some have yet to start (I think). I have 5 EE, 4 barred rock, 3 Reds. We are getting 5-6 eggs a day (mix of brown and green). Recently a brown egg is speckled. Is this normal or should we not eat these? Is one of my gals sick?
Thanks in advance...
I have a chick in my flock that is "wallowing" in the pine shavings like a pig would in mud. She is eating, drinking and pooping normal like the other girls. Is there something I am not providing that she feels the need to "wallow" in the shavings?
We have a mixed flock that are 5 weeks old (4 barred rock, 5 ameracauna, 3 Rhode Island Red). They are on starter and bedding is shaved pine chips. We have given them a few crickets now because when a bug got in the brooder these ladies went nuts and gobbled it down. I, however, did not see...
Hubby built a brooder out of leftovers we had in the garage. It is 3ft x 4ft and we have 12 chicks. The floor is cardboard with pine shavings. Is there something we can put on the cardboard to reduce the constant scratching and pecking sounds? They are almost 2 weeks old.
We are brand new to chickens and loving it so far. We purchased our first flock from a local seed store. They were all 2-3 days old. We have 4 barred rocks, 5 ameracauna, and 3 Rhode Island reds.