Can anyone give me information on how Silver Laced Wyandottes and Golden Laced Standard Cochins are judged in show? I plan to enter my chickens into the local fair in the fall, mostly for fun but I would like to know how they will be judged. I also have a Japanese Blacked Tailed Buff Bantam but...
I have an appointment with a vet tomorrow to inspect each breed in my flock for mite and lice. They are all housed together so it seems if one had them, then they all would. I plan to enter my flock in the Dixie Classic fair in Winston Salem NC in September. I am new at this so I have been...
Hello my name is Cricket, because I am a master cricket hunter! My Mom bought me out of a assorted bantam bin and now she is starting to think I'm looking pretty good!
All kidding aside, this is my 8-9 week old Japanese BTB. He displays all the characteristics of a great chicken, in and out of...
I want to buy a incubator. I have never incubated before but my sister has been trying her hand at it with a homemade incubator and sometimes her luck isn't so great. I was looking around and found this Brinsea that seems to be what I need. Any opinions on it...
I purchased 2 Pullets from a man nearly a month ago. I went looking for Australorps but came across these two girls and ended up bring them home. He told me the girls were about 6 months old and a mix between White Leghorn and Golden Comet. However when I asked him what breed he recommended...
So I am a beginner. I have my first Chickens, 4. All of them were supposed to be pullets. 2 of them are supposed to be Buff Orphington Bantams about 5 weeks old. The other two were supposed to be Black Sex Link and Rhode Island Red Bantams..according to Southern States that are now about 4 weeks...