One of my best Marans hens started setting in a horse feeder. At first she layed off and on, and now not at all. What do I do to get her to stop setting on the empty nest? How about putting her in a crate/pen with a wire bottom and no bedding?
A friend has Serama's and is getting thin shelled eggs. They have oyster shell available, they are about 3 years old. Any suggestions other than adding ground egg shell to their food?
What is the story on cedar shavings, some say you can't use them, other say that they do use them. If it's the oil in the shavings then well dried shavings should be OK, right? Opinions on both sides welcome!
I have a hen that has excessive foot feathering, (like a not so good cochin). Do I cull her out of my breeding or use her to good roosters that need shank feathering?
I have a hen that has excessive foot feathering, (like a not so good cochin). Do I cull her out of my breeding or use her to good roosters that need shank feathering?
Is there a spray or another way to prevent, or lessen spiders in the coop? The cobwebs collect dust look nasty and get you dirty when you are working in the coop. I hate getting a head full of dusty dirty cobwebs when I am working in the pens.
I thought I have a coon problem but this am I found a rooster killed in the pen and blood around but not eaten on at all. Don't coons eat what they kill or at least eat on it some? This was the only pen that did not have a fully wired top,( I'll fix that today). I know I also have a cat...
I have waterers and I noticed that no matter how many nipples I have out for the birds they will rush maddly to open water if it becomes available. It makes me feel bad, like I'm not offering enough water. I like the nipple system because the water is always clean, but am I depriving my birds of...
Three day auction --$20 to start and $1 increments-- Plus the least expensive priority shipping I can find for you. ($11.35 at most) To be shipped on Saturday For arival on Monday March 5 Plus 10+ Mottled Houdan Hatching eggs ( most likely 12). My hens are laying well so I can offer some eggs to...
My wife's mini horse shares room in the building where my guineas are housed. Today I went in to change the water in the horse's heated bucket and was grossed out by seeing a bunch of mice floating in the bucket. (The horse only goes in occasionally.) It had only been a few days since I refilled...
I left a waterer top laing in a pen of quail and and a I started seeing BBW eggs in there. If I leave them alone will a hen set them when the clutch gets big enough? This is in a pen of Coturnix and BBW's.
Wanted Silver lace Polish Roo (prefered), or Silver lace polish eggs with frizzle parent. PM me if you might have anything that I'd be interested in. (must be silver lace polish)
What can I do to get my silver laced cochins to lay in a nest box instead of under it? I have shelving sectioned off for nesting. The Jersey Giant uses it but the cochins will not. Do I need to enclose the front, make the nesting material deeper, or what.
I am looking for Silver laced polish frizzle ( not white headed black),Roosters. I'd appreciate any contacts. Birds in the Maryland area or even eggs shipped would be ok.(Adults or started chicks prefered)
Looks like we lost the wanted to buy portion of - buy-sell auction. Question is now where do we post if we are interested in obtaining a particular item or breed?
My chickens started laying heavier in Sept. and wer laying fine till the recent cold snap, (I have a light on them about 18 hours a day), as of the recent cold snap the production dropped about in half. No changes except the weather. I have pens of Marans, silkies, Houdans and cochins. Does...
I am looking for Silver laced polish frizzle ( not white headed black),Roosters. I'd appreciate any contacts. Birds in the Maryland area or eggs shipped would be ok.
My butler bobs have shown no sign of slowing laying. When should they stop laying? I really don't care to keep hatching more through the winter . It's a pain getting them to a heater free stage in the winter, but I guess if they keep laying I'll keep hatching. At that rate even though I...