Need some input here: I have a small farm, plenty of room; I want to raise some chickens, ducks, or etc; what is the most productive fowl to raise? Some chickens or other fowl more rare than others? If so, seems that I would get a better price for the offspring; cost the same amount for feed...
10 hens with a RIR rooster for a year; none ever nested. This year have had 2 different roosters with the hens; left up to 36 eggs in nest for over a week; three different times, but none will nest. Any ideas. They laid all thru the winter.
Fresh water, plenty of laying pellets, oyster...
For about a month my RIR Rooster has been losing some feathers in the throat & hindquarter area: hens seem to be OK. Sprayed the whole entire pen & put sevin dust (I know a NoNo) under each wing. Roosters skin is a dark red. Seems to have plenty of energy: cannot seem to find out the...