Hello everyone, i am on the hunt for satin silkies preferably laced!! I am in Elkton MD 21921 but am willing to make a small drive (hour and a half tops) or if you can ship that's great!! I am building up my daughter's flock of Silkies and she has requested satins 😊
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Over the past three weeks after I brought home a Brahma hen from a 72 year old lady my flock of 20 has been acting strange. The behaviors are mainly in my Rhode Island Red hens. I do believe it may be mites but here is their symptoms...
Messy butt feathers- look muddy/poop (only on one RIR and...
Hello, so i bought two Pomeranian geese 10 months ago as Rowling's (UNSEXED at the time) now that they are 10 months old I was told the grey neck was a goose and white neck was the gander. But I recently posted a picture of them on Facebook and I have had a few people say they are BOTH ganders...
Hello, I have a 4.5 month old Sizzle bantam Pullet who is acting lethargic. Here is some background...
We live in Maryland so it is Fall time and stays no where above 50° during the day right now and wet. All of my chickens have two large coops to get out of the weather and have access to fresh...
Hello, I have a 4.5 month old Sizzle bantam Pullet who is acting lethargic. Here is some background...
We live in Maryland so it is Fall time and stays no where above 50° during the day right now and wet. All of my chickens have two large coops to get out of the weather and have access to fresh...
I am on day 19 and on lock down! When placing the eggs onto the wire mesh in incubator out of the egg Turner I realized that I never took one of the vent plugs out. Ive always kept the humidity between 50 and 60% and on lock down now 65-70%. Will this affect my hatch rate? The incubator is...
I have a clutch of eggs that started hatching yesterday (21 days) but last night at 11pm I noticed a small peck in my one green egg. Today at 6:30am (22 days) so 7.5 hours later the hole is just the size of the the beak (not much progress) this is the chick I've been waiting on sense placement...
I recently bought six Marans chicks and was told they are Blue Marans with a possible splash. My questions for you is, are they blue birchen Marans or is there just a regular blue Marans? They do have featherd feet and are roughly 2.5 weeks old. I am new to the Marans breed but not sure of you...
The incubators humidity is to high on my incubator. It's suppose to be between 50and60% but is 68% how can I get the humidity down? I did add water and set everything up yesterday and eggs are added. I have a digital circulated air incubator.
I just set up my incubator as its my first time hatching chicks as my grandfather usually does it for me but I have a few questions.
The incubator said to set to 96° its exactly 96° but the humidity is suppose to be between 62 and 65 but it's at 69. I just set the incubator up and added the eggs...
Hello, I have 16 baby chicks 12 chicks are 2 weeks old while the other 4 are a week old and I have them inside (it is winter and stays below 30° at night but almost spring). My brooder that I have them in is divided into two parts a heated part with a few perches that are low to the ground and...
Okay so my hens stopped laying which I know the egg production of a hen can slow down in the winter but for 4 of my hens to completely stop? I have all RIR gals and was told they need extra protein in the winter sense bugs and lizards aren't out in the winter. I gave them some left over organic...
I received a "gift" from my cousin who bought chicks off line and my rooster was accidentally placed in the box full of Rhode Island chicks and we have no idea what breed he may be. He is about 9 months old and weighs around 10 pounds as he is a big boy! I have had him sense he was roughly 5...
Hello, my name is Elizabeth and I have recently created a page here to help with any questions I or anyone may have. But before we get to that I would like to tell you a little about my self... I have lived on a farm my whole life and have raised chickens mainly Rhode Island Reds and a few...
Hello, I was recently at my local tractor supply and I bought 12 two week old chicks that were titled as Americana pullets for $2.99 a chick. I got them home and settled and did more research as I usually only own RIR lady's. But it occurred to me that I may not have received true americanas...