s/he is still too little for me to guess what kind of comb, but after doing a little investigating I now know that all colors of japanese bantams have yellow legs/feet, so it must be something else. S/he looks so similar to the barred cochins that I just assumed it was another one of them, until...
oops, the single chick by the red feeder in the middle of the lavander duccle section is really the mille fleur (nevermind- I figured out how to move it :) )
I just recieved my order of "assorted purebred bantams" from McMurry hatchery yesterday, I couldn't be more pleased! I ordered 15 and received 19 health bounching baby peeps! They garenteed 5 different breeds- I think I have 8! Everyone looks great, all we born on monday Sept 23. I am almost...
Has anyone every introduced new chicks (6 wk old or so) into an existing flock with a rooster? I'm not sure how my roo with handle it, he is fine with me but does protect his girls.
What is the difference in taste of the male and female Cornish x? I have read some places that you need to caponize the males in order to produce tender meat, is this true? Just ordered 15 female Cornish cross, this is my first time doing meat birds. I'm just trying to gather information for...
Sounds like an upper resperatory infection and or phnemonia. Unsure on what antibiotics you would use with a chick, I work in a small animal vet clinic and we don't treat chicks. Possibly contact a local farm vet??
Chick days are over in NH as well... but I got 6 super cute White Silkies! I have never had them before- this is my first year with bantams. Can't wait to see them grow up.
Mine agree about 5-6 wks now and two of them have no leg feathering at all. The other four are getting very fluffy legs, but just on the outside surface, not on their toes. I am interested to see what they look like when they are totaly feathered out. They are all adorable in my eyes no matter...