A friend of mine found this in her front yard this morning and we have no idea what it is. Can you help us identify it? No wild birds are having babies now, so it must be some sort of livestock type. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! Thank you!
I picked up my factory hens a couple days ago and a busy couple days it's been. I called the egg company on Tuesday to verify that they would be selling their "old" layers on the 21st of June, only to be told they were getting rid of them THIS week. I quickly made the 1 hour-1 1/2 hour trip to...
I was sitting here today thinking I wish I had more chickens. There's a large factory farm 45 minutes drive from here so I decided to call them. I told them I wanted some hens for butcher (a small white lie) and asked if they sell their hens after they no longer want them for laying. She...
I've been raising chickens for years but I have a "first" for me and dont know the answer.
We decided to hatch some mutts for the first time, just to see what we would get. The hen is a white leghorn and the rooster is a standard silver laced wyandotte.
So my question is, will the pullets...
I'm getting ready to set 30 eggs and have a question.
I have a still air incubator, no turner. Last time I incubated eggs I put them in there but ya know how putting them on that wire, they tend to roll a bit? I hate that. I dont mind hand turning the eggs so my question is.....is there...