If I keep calling it a she maybe it will be LOL The Ayams just started crowing a bit recently so we should be able to see soon if this one starts crowing as well. The hen she came from was a full on Barred rock so I dont really know how the sex link works but I can do some research. All our...
This was a barnyard mix of some eggs we hatched from the yard. We had a Barred Rock Hen, then we had a couple roosters in the yard, one was an EE and one was an Ayam Cemani. My guess is its an Ayam / Barred Rock mix but ive never seen one. I also think its a hen lol but at 6 months old its...
"Besides the fact that some people think they are sacred, why does black coloring make them so expensive? It always seemed odd to me."
Its like anything else in life. Everyone puts their own value on something and at the end of the day its a supply and demand thing. IF someone wants an all...
Forgive my lack of knowledge :)
We have a black hen that was bought locally from someone who said she was a silkie / polish mix (she can legitimately fly so shes definitely mixed). I will have to add a photo of her tomorrow. It was her egg that hatched into this pretty chick. The Rooster...
My biggest concern was over medicating with it. I didnt know how it would effect them if they had too much. Thank you again for putting me at ease with that and that I now know they are not getting nearly enough.
It does help and I appreciate it. I will look for a syringe to use for measuring. I appreciate the visual representation as well. For those of us who are not in either medical or lab fields, mL's have a lot less of a meaning than does a visual we can reference. I will find a syringe tomorrow...
Kathy,
Ive read 6 or 7 other threads on here about gapeworm and trying to treat it. There were a couple that references "pea" sized amounts. Im not going to go searching for them right now as proof however. Im more interested in having the right answer than trying to prove other answers ive...
@Ksane you mention a couple pea sized drops, ive seen people say 1 pea sized drop. Im worried Ive under dosed but im also worried about over dosing on the Fnebendazole 10% paste. Can you verify you are giving a couple drops and they are fine? I have a couple chickens that have gape worm and...
Some great information in here, I just wanted to revisit. I have a couple chickens that have signs of gape worm. I gave them a pea sized amount of fenbendazole paste 4 days ago. They are still exhibiting signs of gape worm, is this something I can give them daily or should give them daily for...
Thank you! I will wait another week and see what I can see :) Im surprised so far at how much gray they have. It was unexpected as a first time hatcher of this breed.
What age can you start to tell the pullets from the roosters? I purchased and hatched some eggs. They are 19 days old now and there seems to be a pretty big difference in tail feather development. Combs are starting to show a difference too but I figured id ask as for as how old is a good bet...
That part I was aware of. The male and female frizzle will be kept separate or I will just not hatch her eggs. I appreciate the warning. I was told them make frazzles
The Breeder is a local woman in Goldsboro NC. I visited her location and saw her setup where she had them segregated by breeds 1 rooster per 4-5 hens and I bought one of her laying hens from 2 of the breeds she had. Id love to see some pics of your frizzle cochins if you are willing to share...
We bought 2 hens from a breeder, they were still fertile from the breed matched roosters there. So we incubated a few eggs and hatched 3. All 3 are the same breed, I just dont know if they are Blue Cochin or Silver Laced Cochin. The first photo is probably the most try to color. They look...
So we are somewhat new to Chickens but chicken math has already taken over as we discover new cool breeds... So my flock has quickly become supersized, leaving my "coops" undersized. Long story short (I typed out the long story and decided to shorten it) we quickly have ended up with too many...
Im reading through some other posts now as well to try and find more info about them. I was leaning more towards hen, I was just hoping to figure out more on how to tell with these guys. Im doing some more searching now :) Thank you!
This one is about 4 months old. I believe it is an Araucana but im still confused on the Araucana/Americana/EE deal. Anyhow we need to cull our flock a bit and if this is a Roo he is going to be lucky enough to be rehomed where there are less neighbors.
Thoughts? It hasnt been handled too...