Our very first flock of Black Australorps, Rhode Island Reds, and 1 Buff Orpington laid their first eggs at 17.5 and 18 weeks old! I was sooo excited!
Our second flock (bator chicks of 1st flock) laid late around 23-24 weeks.
Our 3rd flock laid around 21 weeks which is about average.
I've...
I have several EE'S but only 2 stay long enough for a picture!
Meet Eleanor! She spends most of her time on my shoulders or walking beside me wherever I go. She loves to model for the camera lol! She's the sweetest thing ever!
This is Eleanor's buddy, Esther! She on the shy side but...
Thanks guys! I think we'll try and if it fails we'll just wait a few weeks and try again! Hopefully we'll have a good hatch rate like the first time!
They actually hatched about 12 hrs early on Christmas Eve then the rest Christmas Day and 10 more hatched New Year's Eve and Day! It was exciting...
Thank you! We incubated at a 100% success rate last Christmas but those hens were almost a year old. We have no clue what we'll get this time around because we have Black Australorps, Easter Eggers, Production Reds, a Gold Laced Wyandotte, a Buff Orpington and Light Brahma's! There is at least 1...
Hey everyone! So, we've had a bad coon and opossum problem the last week killing several of our hens and roosters alike. We want to incubate but the majority of our hens are 25 weeks old. They have been laying since 21 weeks and their eggs are close to normal size already. Is this too early to...
We have just noticed one of our girls has a weird beak growth. It's almost as if the top part grew too rounded so it's not matching up with the bottom part. She seems to eat and drink ok, though.
Has anyone else come across this odd problem? Will it correct itself later on or is it something...
It is crazy! I always try to get more than one picture if I can because sometimes even sunlight and no sunlight can make the difference. Thanks for your input. I will now just assume he is a Production Red!
This is one of my RIR Roos that we don't have anymore...he legs look more yellow rather than pinkish and he's definitely not as fluffy as my current roo.
Thank you! I knew EEs came in a variety of colors so I'm not surprised that most of these are EEs. I am, however, very surprised to hear that the dark roo is a Gold Laced Wyandotte...I would never have guessed that! Very interesting! I was supposed to have 2 or 3 Silver Laced Wyandottes but I...
Feb 28th we brought home 30 babies from the assorted chick bin at Rural King. I have figured out most of their breeds but there are a few I'm stumped on. Maybe you could help me determine some of them? Thanks in advance :)
1. Partial red chest
2. Very sweet. Loves to jump on my...
I have an EE that apparently got stumbled on and now has an injured leg. She is about 10 weeks old and so very sweet. I am NOT good with moving parts and bones and nurse like things. I tried to take some pictures to help if at all possible. I have some self sticking gauze that I can use to help...
I am wanting to do a DIY dust bath with multiple products. I am definitely using food grade DE and wood ash from the fireplace when I can get my hands on it. The 3rd item I want to use is sand...but, my question(s) becomes what sand is ok since they will more than likely be eating it, too?
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