Someone was asking where to get chickens in north AL. The Saddle Rack, 22806 Sandlin Rd., Elkmont AL, 256-423-7336, carries chicks ordered fron Ideal Hatchery. I got two little buff Orpingtons from them a few weeks ago to keep a singleton hatching company and was very pleased with them, and...
I think the most important thing is to bring the dog around the chickens often with your full attention on the dog on a lead if necessary. If the dog so much as looks at the chicken give it a clear command to stop it. If you should become distracted, drop everything and get the dog away from the...
I mix a 10 lbs. bag of saflower and a 10 lbs. bag of wild bird seeds (black sunflower, milo, corn, and other) to a 50 lbs. bag of pelleted chicken food for my hens regular diet. Should I change the wild bird seed to black sunflower? Any other suggestions?
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I have six large fowl, wheaten Ameraucanas from good bloodlines and one Easter Egger hen who is a wonderful old gal from my first chicks from McMurrays years ago. I am near Moulton in north AL. I have some eggs in the incubator at the moment. Some are due to hatch in a couple of days ... wish...
Why are Ameraucanas and Aracaunas always lumped together when they are clearly two seperate breeds ... and the birds they say are Ameraucana/Aracaunas are actually Easter Eggers?