Hi All, I have a BLRW hen...about 1 year old. This morning I noticed she had a lot of poop on her bottom. With further inspection I picked her up to see there was a large hard chunk stuck to her but. I was able to gently pull that away and with further inspection noticed the vent seemed to still...
Just curious about cross breeding these breeds.... I know my black australorp crosses with my Dominique hen makes a sex link but what other good crosses do you think I could make from my flock and would they be sex link or a good cross for another reason. I have:
Black Australorps hens and roo...
I saw a thread similar to this but with opposite sex of breeds on one thread and I honestly don't think the other thread was aimed at my question. What do I get from a austrolorp roo x Dominique hen... are they sex linked or not?
I need alittle help understanding this. I have read that a crossbreed is the offspring of one breed hen with one breed rooster and that a hybrid has 3 or more breeds mixed.
I have a leghorn hen and a rhode island red rooster. I have read that these mixed make novogen offspring which are great...
I have a Welsummer hen that is about 9 to 10 months old. About 2 to 2- 1/2 months ago she started limping on her left leg. She could walk but you could tell it was slighlty uncomfortable. After research I checked her foot- no injuries noted, no "bumblefoot", treated for mites since I saw a few...
Hi All,
My name is Jennifer. I started my chicken addiction almost a year and a half ago, lol. I now have 13 total. Breeds are: Rhode Island Red, Easter Egger, Welsummer, Buff Orpington, Saphhire Gem, Dominique, Lavender Orpington and Black Australorp. I really love spending time with them and...