I am looking to start breeding some Ko Shamo. I love the stocky physical characteristics/stature, carriage, personality and attitude of the Ko Shamo. They just look so COOL! I am looking to try and breed some Ko Shamo that I can successfully label as a 'micro/pocket' Ko Shamo. Kind of a like a...
I have seen a lot of youtube videos on fermenting feed and I am now hooked and I want to try fermenting my feed to see what kind of results I get. I have some general questions and concerns that I want help on.
1. Can I ferment chicken feed that is 'medicated'...? My theory is that the...
I know people will give layer feed to their egg producing hens specifically since the eggs will be for human consumption. But shouldn't you be giving layer feed to breeding/broody hens also since it would be beneficial for their eggs/chicks...?
Reason I ask is...I breed oriental gamefowl breeds...
I have an emergency. Could be life threatening.
I just killed some of my chickens for meat and I left some of the innards and other parts outside exposed to flies. I noticed that most of the flies that have come to feed are 'DEAD' and some flies are flying around all dizzy and confused. Like...
I have some baby chicks that are about 2-3 months old and I think they are all infected with some intestinal worms.
Symptoms:
1. Hunched over
2. Little energy
3. Diarrhea stools
4. Stools have blood or worms.
5. They have a really strong stinky 'smell/odor' to them
Should I deworm naturally or...
My flock is 'really' flighty/wild. Even though I try and spend as much time as I can with them hand feeding, touching, petting/holding...They still act really wild and flighty when I try to catch them.
Is this normal for all chickens and backyard chicken keeping...? Seems like it shouldn't be...
I have a hen that likes to take water and drop it onto the dirt/ground to make it wet and than eat the wet dirt/mud.
Has anyone seen this kind of behavior before...? Is it normal...?
Concerns: Could there be some kind of vitamin/mineral/nutrition deficiency...?
My initial theory is that...
I want to start breeding more and I am a little confused on breeding.
I know this topic has been asked many times before but I am still confused since some of the older threads that I read didn't really address some of my confusion. Therefore...I am asking some questions here in a new thread...
New member here. Just a newbie getting started in backyard chicken flock raising. I have some general questions on incubation as I have some chicks starting to hatch this morning.
I have a young (almost 1 year old) mixed breed hen. Don't really know her bloodline/breed. I got her from a friend...