JRNash, you had me laughing so hard my sides hurt. Thank you for letting me know that I'm not alone in this crazy chicken math. Lol. My husband just shakes his head at me at says I need a refresher math course and fewer chickens. He is also plotting on hiding the incubator. He is trying to find...
My RIR hen has a large floppy comb and the tips toward the back of the comb will get purplish and feel cold. I gently massage the area and then it's all normal looking again. She is healthy, no mites or lice, eats and drinks well, and is spoiled rotten. My guess is maybe due to the comb being...
I use hay in nesting boxes, pine shavings on floor, and play sand in the tray under the roosts. I keep a lidded bucket and a cat litter scoop
To scoop the poop everyday. Quick and easy clean up.
Thank you, Cottonball is big for a silkie and mean as can be, but he is just doing his job protecting his girls from any and all intruders. Scarlett Ohara is a super sweet bantam, really don't know what she see in him, lol.
It kind of looks like a Peking duck. I have raised them from chicks and it looks a lot like mine. If so it will be white when it's feathers
Come in.
Today I got my first 4 bantam/silkie chicks. This was the first time I used an incubator. I tried the Brinsea mini advanced. It did the job
Since I...
I have 1 Roo and 6 hens and he is mating all day! I also have a male duck that I just had to put in his own pen as he has taken an interest in the hens. Just want to add that I bought a no crow collar and it has quieted his crowing volume. It has not hindered him in any way only his volume is...
I have 3 new chicks, and I have no idea what kind they are. I have the pictures of all the hens above.
You all have been such wonderful help. Thank you again