Excellent article. Do you have one showing feathering on feet and what it should look for the various types of feather footed chickens? One of things I can't seem to get a straight answer on is how many toes need feathers for a Cochin. If I am understanding the SOP, it is 3 - the outer and 2...
Love my Jersey girls and roo. They are not super friendly because they were not handled much when they were chicks but I enjoy them none the less. Looking forward to eggs and maybe chicks but stlll have a few months to go before they start laying.
Love my Jersey girls and roo. They are not super friendly because they were not handled much when they were chicks but I enjoy them none the less. Looking forward to eggs and maybe chicks but stlll have a few months to go. before they start laying.
These lovelies were given to me by a woman who got them for her kids for Easter. They had a very nice home. Secure coop, yard to roam, food and water but she felt she couldn't give them the right care. No idea how old they are or what breed(s). She said she thinks they are all girls but...any...
Chickens are addicting. 28 hens and a beautiful black rooster. Of course, only 4 are laying but in another 3-4 months, I should have eggs coming out of my eyeballs,
Sadly, my first flock met it's demise courtesy of one of my dogs. I now have a flock of six 12 week old Jersey Giants. They were not handled and socialized to people so they were scared when I first got them but after 3 weeks they have calmed down quite a bit. Working on a dog PROOF run, if such...
My Greyhound and Saluki were originally bred to hunt small prey so I wasn't surprised that they went after my chickens. I learned my lesson the hard way at the cost of my first 7 chickens. Needless to say, I will be making some significant changes when I get more. The dogs have learned to leave...
Sadly, I am feeling your pain at this very moment. Came home to an empty chicken pen (my first chickens). My sweet Meg, the killer, got out of the backyard AGAIN. I am angry but I know she can't help it. She has killed six out of a total of 7 - 3 last week and 3 today, one is unaccounted for.
I live about 15 minutes from the stadium. Was a bit concerned when the street we live off of popped up on the map right in the path of the storm. Thankfully, the worst of it just missed us.
I have the chicken coops, feeders, water containers, etc. Need a run so my hounds won't have chicken for lunch. Will build it as soon as the weather warms up later this week and then come the chickens. Hope to have some by the end of the month.
Brand new to raising chickens so I plan to start...