I started the process growing my own chicken feed it’s currently composed of : sorghum, millet, and sunflower seeds
-I was wondering would it be safe to add in dried plantain leaves and turnip greens?
Does anyone know of a good homemade anti-Peking solution , I asked about blu-cote and there was ALOT of debate on whether it’s a dangerous item for both people and the chicks?
i’ve been recommended thing like Vick’s vapo rub, but that only had a slight effect ?
I’m asking if anyone knows how to...
I had an emergency pecking issue, which resulted in me moving my 5- 6 week old polish babies outside in the bigger coop ( by themselves).
I’ve been treating them for pecking issue which was difficult to get under control, but along with that that two days ago we started to get severe...
How do I stop my baby chicks from pecking each other’s head feathers out ?
I have two 3 week old white crested black chicks that , bully the rest of the babies and they and only they do this
Update : I think I figured it out , the pecking really only stared when thier extra top head feathers...
Hi y’all , I hatched some Polish chicks about two weeks ago, and I’m trying to get them more tame , they seem to be taking a little longer than some other breeds, is this normal?
I have them to the point where I can hand feed them and pet them all in their brooder but when I try to take them out...
Do y’all have any tips on taming your polish?
Mine are a week old and they will eat out of my hand and fly/rest on my arm whilst I’m in ther enclosure but when I try to take them out they start to cry. Is this normally on track for having tame birds as adults ?
Has anyone ever used a small incubator like this,
if so how did it go?
I did order it off Amazon, however I did compare to all the other ones and this one seems to meet my needs and the price suggested it was it was better than the $35 ones , it is made by QRlitos
Hi y’all
I was hoping we all can talk about raising different breeds/ cross breeds of chickens ? What your experience has been like which each breed?
Currently I have Barred Plymouth Rocks, Americanas( recent Ameraucana cross) , an Easter egger and a Silverudd blue
And overall I find the...
Hi y’all
I was hoping we all can talk about raising different breeds/ cross breeds of chickens ?
Currently I have Barred Plymouth Rocks, Americanas( recent Ameraucana cross) , an Easter egger and a Silverudd blue
And overall I find the Barred rocks to be very docile and curious. The...
Hey y’all I’m interested in discussing and comparing my flocks with others.
currently I have 4 barred rocks, 4 Americanas , 1 Easter egger, and 1 Supposed Isbar
Hey Y’all I have been struggling to figure out whether this Barred rock chick is pullet or rooster?
Here is the chick :#1
here is the cockerels , you can see the wattle progression:#3
And here is the pullet:#3
Hi y’all, I have always maintained a mixed breed flock and I wonder how do other people feel about their own flocks?
When I was a novice at chicken keeping I overdid it and had a flock that was way too diverse for me to handle. Now I’m much more planned out. I look for a docile well laying...
Hi Y’all, I’m interested in doing cross breeding in order to create a unique flock of chickens with high genetic diversity. I currently have Barred Plymouth Rocks and Easter Eggers, which I am planing to cross. Later I am receiving Silverudd blue’s and a different Easter Egger cross.
I was...
There is a bantam barred rock chicken but the ones I got were meant to be standard. She is around half of the size of the other chicks, is this alright ?