Hey I just discovered that one of my supposedly female cuckoo marans is a rooster. He has a bigger comb than the other and we just heard him crow. He is 9 weeks old. How do you start training him to be a nice rooster that doesn’t attack me?
I ordered my chicks this year through MT Healthy Hatchery. One of the breeds I got was some cuckoo marans. They are five weeks old and I ordered them as pullets. I noticed one of my marans comb size is a little bigger than the other one. Could it be it is maturing faster or could it be a...
I have a broody hen and have chicks on the way that are supposed to arrive this Thursday. I am planning on seeing if my broody hen will take too the chicks. Each spring she is always broody and I want to give her a chance at raising babies. As soon as I get the chicks I plan on introducing them...
I have ordered from (Mt healthy hatchery) and I was wondering if it’s safe to order from them since they are 10 hours away from where I live? Also in the attached picture my order said that my chicks are expected to be shipped April the fourth which is on a Sunday so I wanted to know if they...
So it all started in the late fall right before the week of thanksgiving they slowly stopped laying. My whole flock started molting and they all have their feathers back right now but none of them are laying. The hens I have are Buff Orpington, golden laced Wyandotte, two white leghorns, Easter...
I’m planning on ordering chicks this spring and my local feed store recommended mt. Healthy hatchery to me so I got to looking and picked some chicks out on there so does anyone know if this hatchery is good and reliable on sending healthy ALIVE chicks?
I give my hens a feed brand called nuterna (country feeds). I am real big on keeping my hens happy and healthy but I would like to know if this brand is a safe and great band for keeping chickens healthy?
I got this chick at tractor supply in the pen that was labeled assorted bantam. She has a curious personality and is very watchful meaning she is super smart; when I try to put her back in the pen she knows to run the opposite way even when I throw a treat in the pen she just knows I’m putting...
I got this chick from rural king in the pen with the americanas but this chick doesn’t have the fluffy cheeks. She lays a bright blue egg. But she doesn’t lay often. She is a shy breed and is pretty small compared to my others. I would love to know what breed she is. I have always thought she...
I am thinking about getting new hamshire reds, cuckoo marans , and olive eggers to add in my flock. Any tips on these breeds. I mostly need tips on the cuckoo Marans and new hamshire reds. Are they good layers? What’s there temperament? And for the cuckoo marans how dark should there egg be? Is...