Hello all....
I was wanting to hatch some eggs. Wanted to try some heritage breed Barred Rocks and Orpingtons.....Does anyone know were I can get eggs to hatch this time of year?????.....Thanks!!!!... Also, Im new to chickens, so if this is a crazy idea let me know as well
John
Leeds, Alabama
Hey ya'll
I was looking for a breeder of heritage barred rocks or buff orpingtons who might be selling hatching eggs or chicks this winter/early spring.....I'm in Alabama
Thanks!!
I was wondering how folkse on this thread feed thier Cochins. I just got two hens. They have crops the size of softballs! when they are full. I leave food out all the time for my other "regular" sized chickens, but wondered if Im going to be buying feed every week if I do that with these...
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I have a barred rock with injured leg. It has become very swollen. She does not walk. I don't think it is bumble foot, but something in the "knee" joint. Still eating and drinking like normal. Leg is not "floppy" loose like a break. Seems to be tendon or possibly infection. She...
I had a speckled sussex that just seemed to stop growing at at 9 weeks or so, and died at about 13 weeks. She ate, drank, no problem, just didnt grow, then over a few days got super thin and died. Now her sister who is about 17 weeks seems VERY thin and not growing like the other...
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this is my first group of chickens so not really good at knowing. Those long tail feathers had me wondering. And nakstk, you are right.... 11 weeks to be exact. Thanks again!
Thanks again folks! Finished the Corid treatment on Thursday. All chicks alive and seem to be doing well. I was curious, how do you now if the coccidiousis has been treated? I noticed some reddish brown poo today(Sunday). Do I treat again? or wait and see if there are other signs. It sounds...
The pullet is improving! I cant believe it. Yesterday morning I picked her up thinking she was dead until I noticed a slow blink of the eyes. I gave her electrolyte water and some mashed feed through a syringe a couple of times yesterday up until bed time. I woke up this morning and she is...
Went out this morning 8 week old buff orpington pullet is laying in the bedding head down, body limp. Some poo on the rear appears a little bloody, but not to the extent I have seen pictures if what cocci will do. She is alive, but limp. If I pic her up she moves ever so slightly but not much...