Rhode Island
ISA Brown hybrid, cross between Rhode Island Red (female) and Rhode Island White (male) Created by alexg
Breed Information, Comments, and Experience with breed:
The ISA Brown is a hybrid type of Sex Link chicken, which is the result of crossing Rhode Island Reds and Rhode Island...
my ladies are 7 months old and have NEVER roosted indoors... it is 13 degrees outside and they still dont want to come in!!!! will they come in when they want to? or will they freeze to death outside? HELP
i have used only hardware wire cloth, 1/2", i have even burried it in my ladies secured area. 1/2" is tried and true. the only thing that may get thru is a snake.
we do have lots of snakes (and i HATE snakes) on our property. i believe it is because of the creek and woods area.
the hens...
i have to say... we had 16 ISA Browns and they were the nicest birds ever. timid and great layers, they were pets and would sit on our laps and purrrrr.
we live about 35 miles southwest of chicago,,, and we have our share of hawks. when my "ladies" are free ranging the dog is always with them. she will bark at the hawks while they are soaring. thank god, we have never lost a lady to a hawk or other predator.
once while i was out with the...
we have a sub-index page and have edited it several times. i would like to add more photos however i don't know how. we currectly have 5 photos.
we are under rhode island, ISA brown, alexg as the creator of the page.
thank you, patty
a total of 16 laying hens... we have a pointer mix, about 70 lbs, female. when we first picked up our 2 day old chicks they stayed warm against the dog, she was 3 years old at the time and had never before been with any type of bird. she loved them. princess would try to steal their corn on...
about 3 months ago we introduced six new laying hens that were 4 months old to our existing ISA Brown flock of (16) two and a half year old birds. the object of this introduction was to supplement our old laying flock to get more eggs per day. little did we know that we were introducing avian...
I have ISA Brown laying hens that are bout 22 months old, one of our ladies lays the torpedo egg as often as she can... it is a little silly looking... and it is speckled. Not a double yolker but they are always tasty.
I just checked out your nipple watering system... I love it and am going to order some today for the spring time, how did you attach the nut on the inside???
Thank you so much for a swift reply... I'll try the cat food and give my ladies sunflower. I am stressing out over this (sounds silly doesn't it). Again thanks for the advice.
One of my fifteen "ISA Brown" hens is plucking out her feathers... I have not seen her do it however where her feathers are plucked tells me she is most likely doing it herself. Under her neck is bald, her wing pits are bald and a slight area above her breast is bald. My hens are almost two...
I too am so so sorry you have to go thru this with your housemate of 30 years... some people might say that is a really long time but doesn't it seem like just yesterday you moved in together. Be Strong, when you can... Be Brave, when you can and let her know many times over how much you love...