I just went to my tractor supply and they had baby chicks! So happy.I am soon toprepare,gonna cut a hole into my dog crate,Clean it real, good,put fresh food and water,then put the chicks in there!I thought it was too early....
A production red is a Hybrid bird.They are not red sexlinks or for short production rir,(which is just a name for them),and a production red is a pure brown bird.Occasionally white or even black feathering,but the difference from a RIR and a pr ,is the PR isn't as good as a layer.The proper way...
DO NOT FEED MEDICATED CHICK FEED!
I have raised TONS of ducks and did clear research and saw this with my own two eyes.
This feed in particular is a killer to ducks.Ducks for some reason cannot have Antibiotics,or medicated chick feed.Regular feed would work just fine,and so will the feed yoy...
Most of all birds can free range,but there are only a a lot little who lay well.
Most hybrid chickens lay better then other no crosses.
Red sexlinks are very good chickens for pure egg production,and are very docile.Black sex links are as well good for , pure egg production,and very...
This spring if I get a incubator,I wiill take Princesses eggs and hatch them.Hopefully I will get a cockeral and breed it with my other'm production red that'm lays dark brown eggs,therefore I wil carry on the dark egg routine.
Some treats mines enjoy is parakeet feed,veggies (some),Apples,rice,and bread,corn.Bread and any starch product should be used carefully.A lot of starch os bad for chickens.Bread can cause obesity,and Obesity cause many things....I can list one thing.
If your looking for information,I have some accurate information.
A method that works is,treats.Allow all birds to be together.Once releasing the birds in the pen,be sure to give them treats,spreaded out.
If you plan, on leaving them in the pen witj betty,be sure to stay there.The pullets can...
Many people need help with this,so here is a lil help.
Drakes.
The most common way to tell a drake at a young age is,it's voice.It will become cracky/robot sorta voice.Once the drake meets full maturity,he will gave a different quack from the hens/female ducks.
Another way to tell is,like a...