We have 6 Maran eggs in the incubator and 2 of them pipped yesterday afternoon. They both are moving and peeping they are just slow about hatcning. The Cochin took about 2 hours from pip to hatch. Is this normal for Marans?
We have several of these that we bought and we have more that we have raised. I love hatching them out then watching them grow to adulthood. They hatch well and do well in the area of Mississippi we live in. We keep a light on them in the winter. We spend a lot of time watching them interact...
My name is Cyndie. I live in Phil Campbell Al with my wonderful husband and our horses, dogs, cat and 40+ chickens. We started with one Barred Rock rooster and two BR hens. Now we have a variety of breeds including but not limited to Sultan and Silkie. All breeds are loved the same. Chickens...
We have a 5 year old blind hen and she is in a cage by herself. We take her out in the yard daily and put a light on her in the winter and she is fine. My rooster is rough on our hens and we are thinking of separating them.
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Thanks. I didn't really appreciate a dead chicken in my contest. I didn't find it all that funny either.
I didn't find it funny either. That was disgusting. Thank you for not excepting things like that.
When we put the new chicks in the pen with the big ones my Randy (Barred Rock rooster) takes care of the little ones and makes sure the hens don't hurt them. He is a great Mr. Mom.