So my cuckoo Maran began to lay and lay consistently. light brown eggs every day since she started.
our lavender Isbar has started with small moss color eggs.
our black/copper Isbar, gen 1, has begun to lay larger moss colored eggs - somewhat more elongated than the other birds' eggs.
and...
Thank you so much. I am building a 4 x 4 x 6 coop for my hens as a add on to my run. I bought one of those ''cape cod'' coops from haynedle.com.it is so small i think it was meant for bantams. my pullets were fine there when they were small but i dont want to crowd them so i should be finished...
Good evening all,
Well I got ZERO.
My girls have never laid yet.
My Maran as well my Cream Legbar / Amerucuna cross have both made depressions in the hay i provided to keep them warm from the heavy wind during the day. My Isbars haven't laid either,ever but they are young. The others are about...
hi all,
we have humming birds but the honey bees decided to come and eat the necter. i dont belive it.the bees cober the holes. wasps seem to be eating the bees! i like bees.
so to stop the egg eating try feeding them oyster shell in the grit. we know the oyster shell has calcium and we know that grit is needed as well but mixing the to ensures that all the birds will get and even amount.
change the floor. cover with a nice new piece of MDF board, dust it with diametatious earth put 2-3 inches of pine shavings in and your done. don't paint it - the birds don't care about the inside and nobody will see it. save your efforts to make the OUTSIDE look appealing to you and your...
i have the same size roost area and use a waterproof roofing material called rhino something u-13. i put my shavings 2 inches deep then when its time to clean,i scoop with a kitty litter scoop. after 2 weeks, i roll up the plastic and compost the chips. the plastic makes it easy to remove the...