I thought she wasn't laying at all but finally on the weekend I missed her and went looking. I found her in the corner of the garden in tall grass by the fence. She got a little huffy about us looking but after a while she got up and went to get a drink. She has 10 eggs so far but from what I...
One of my toms is showing some symptoms of a respitory problem. I can hear him gurgling a bit when he breaths but other than that there is nothing else. His color looks normal, activity and eating normal, no discharge or swelling. I know available medications are very specific. Is there...
I recently bought a Genesis 1588 incubator and I'm planning to celebrate spring by hopefully hatching chicks. I'm setting this weekend for an Equinox hatch on March 20th. Anyone else?
I have a 4 month old Iowa Blue Cockerel about 3 pounds. I found him Friday morning on the floor near his roost unable to walk. Thursday night I didn't notice anything unusual and the other 14 IA blues he is with are all fine. They are kept in a chainlink fenced area with sawdust and hay bedding...
I have a flock of 30+ mostly BBS Ameraucanas and EEs with 2 EE roos and 1 Ameraucana roo, that is all white. I have several other layer types as you can see in my signature line, but I want to get some laced hens to mix in so I can get the lacing pattern introduced. What breed would be best for...