I have a two-year-old Wheaten Marans hen that consistently lays two eggs in one day. One egg is normal and then the other has a weak shell. Although I read that this can happen sometimes, but should I be concerned if this happens often? I feed my hens Purina Layena pellets and provide oyster...
My black bibbed call duck hatched some ducklings a couple of weeks ago. So the father is a grey color, but the ducklings all look black-bibbed. What is the reasoning behind this?
I hatched out some splash Wheaton, Wheaton, and blue Wheaton marans and they are now 3 weeks. These two I can’t tell if they are male or female. What do you think?
I order some hatching eggs on ebay and one of them is on the way while the other hasn't shipped yet. My concern is they won't arrive at the same time and I tried to purchase then together so they would be shipped out on the same day. Note I bought them from 2 different sellers. I have two broody...
I have a splash marans hen who is over year old and she started laying for 2 weeks then she stopped. She did have soft eggs issues. All of her eggs that she laid were soft shell except for the last one. I gave her some oyster shells but she never laid another egg. All of my other hens are laying...
I am planning on hatching some marans eggs and I heard they can be tricky hatching in a incubator. I have a Brinsea Mini ii EX that has a automatic humidity pump. The humidity is what seems to be the big factor in hatching these. What is your experience hatching marans?
I am thinking about ordering some chicks from Cackle Hatchery and I was wondering if they accept small orders in the early chick season. I know that they said you have to have order a minimum of 15 chicks but that is too much for me. I am looking to get around 4-7 chicks. Does anyone know if...
I posted this question a couple months ago but I want to confirm what color my ameraucana is now that he is older. All three pictures are the same cockerel. He is now 5 months old.
I have a blue splash ameraucana cockerel that is almost 15 weeks old (hasn't crowed). I plan on breeding him with some of my hens but I want to know when will he be sexually mature. I know that ameraucanas mature slowly so I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with ameraucana cockerels.
His coloring is lighter than a blue and each molt he gets more black spots. So I'm leaning towards a splash? Any suggestions what color he is?
I got two black ameraucanas that I'm not sure what gender they are
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I have some black and blue ameraucanas that I got from a breeder and they are almost 8 weeks now. I plan on keeping a few and then selling the rest. How much should I charge for a pair? Also how much should I charge for a cockerel?
I have a 7 week old black ameraucana pullet and she has some unique white specks on her. I was wondering is the speckles will stay as she gets older or will it just fade out and she will just be black?
Has anyone use this to hatch chicks or ducklings? I got this from a friend but it has no manual. I can’t find anything online so any information would help.
I have some white call ducks that are suppose to hatch next week and I wondering what feed to give them. I read that you're not suppose to feed ducklings chick starter. Is this true? If it is what feed should I get them? I hatched some ducklings last year and I gave them the chick starter and...
So I hatched some BBS ameraucana eggs and I'm hoping to get a splash. I order eggs on eBay and put them under my hen. Not sure if it's blue or splash. I read online that splash chicks can range from yellow to a silver color.
I need to create a dust bathing area for my chickens. I plan on buying a kiddy pool and fill it up with dirt. The thing is I don't have any dirt available to fill it up so I need to buy the dirt. What kind of dirt is safe for them and something I can buy?