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Warm 62 F Mediterranean weather not bad cant say if my hens feel the same buff welsum and barred Very open beaks

we would shoo hawks with a loud noise or spray water at them with a garden hose one would come by every morning and I would rush out to my flocks defense and flail my arms for it to leave than the rest of the day was calm

Chicken feed is just a bunch of grain same as scratch I am talking about what veggies and fruits so he feels full and maybe fight his infection but I dont want to over feed him of one thing 2.What about crickets would they help him out Of course keep him hydrate 3.Should I chop up some sweet...

I visited them last week they are doing fine after three months all the birds the breeder has are fine he has 5 large hens 2 laying moulting hens feel sorry for them not having their feathers the breed dosent spend much time with his birds. He has a few barred rock roosters and other types...

Well all my birds are healthy and alive they might be carriers now but I did get them from a breeder and I dont know how just my full grown one hen and not the pullet or cockerel at the time got Mareks and they are supposedly more susceptible to Mareks. Also I am not sure if it came from the...

The Hens name was cookie because she was sweet and tough one. We are talking full grown hen my best layer of four hens and a momma of three month old cockerel at the time. Sept/2013. It took her weeks to go down early symptoms were lob sidedness, 1-2 weeks in progression still completely still...

Aside from different feather color is there difference of being broody or egg production or egg size because when i check the breeds section for byc there is two entries for plymouth rocks. I may pass of the information as unreliable.I want to know if its solid facts or just opinions on the breed.

Ruled out orpingtons(only see buff) for color. Ruled out sulmtaler for head feathers. Ruled out langshan for feather footed Ruled out Wyandottes for color. Ruled out Dorkings for color. Left with Plymouth Rock ( good camouflage color may rule out for only having Barred Rocks) Speckled Sussex may...

Dispatch with air-soft (not pellet or bb gun they can cause more serious injury), cold water, and eye irritants This what happens when wildlife adapts to living near humans to be fair they were probably their first and just trying to claim back there lost territory. This fact makes me...

Just keep her fed and hydrated no antibiotic more of a development issue dont leave the chick with the others they'll star pecking at the area. I hope the little peep doesn't get affected by majorly and cant still defecate its not like you could do surgery on the peep or more important afford...

Keep them both unless they attack unprovoked give them away I had one cockerel what a clutz but always followed me since I protected from the older birds sure they dont produce eggs but they care for their hens always exposing themselves to more danger to fend off threats. Oh and free alarm...

Pecking order aint pretty I had OEG bantams that would tear each other apart and those were the hens good thing I only had one rooster. As the owner you see them as your little kids and want them to get along as they should but pecking order reigns supreme. Just make sure no blood is drawn...

Lays large eggs Frequently broody Large Fowl Edible High egg production Color camouflage a pass I need to know forage capability and predator awareness I starting to think there aren't that many of these birds and wont be able to gather up a god sized flock. Can PPR's resist rainy humid...

I heard these birds are not heat tolerant my info from byc breeds section can they handle 70 plus Fahrenheit maybe some days with low 90s and

Orpingtons everywhere, usually only available bright color, feather clearance might be a problem Speckled Sussex dont know much, dark colored plus New Hampshire heard good forager a few times, heard hardy a few times, color a pass? Dorking very few of them around, looks like mostly available in...

Orpingtons everywhere, usually only available bright color, feather clearance might be a problem Speckled Sussex dont know much, dark colored plus New Hampshire heard good forager a few times, heard hardy a few times, color a pass? Dorking very few of them around, looks like mostly available in...

Dominique is average broody and Welsummer is seldom broody I am looking for frequent broody relying on byc breed information

definitely did not consider foot feathers thank you sorry langhans chickens not going to be able to give you tasty treats.

Orpingtons they are everywhere color dose'nt hide very well Speckled Sussex ? New Hampshire I heard more sturdy and hardy and gets away from predators good forager Dorking small quantity of them if they are a good breed Id like it to go on seen the white color feathers not optimistic Langshan...

I have noticed since 9/6/13 I let a day pass hoping when she slept she would get rid of what she has. There was a lot of heat the week before or she hasn't been eating. Shes not infested with any lice or mites. She isn't molting either and she laid an egg yesterday. She is a old English bantam...