Thank you for the reponses, I appreciate the helpfulness! I will take a look on Ebay for a 12 egg incubator. I would be happy with something a bit bigger, and the only reason I mentioned a smaller capacity is because it seems to suit my wanted price range. But I don't want poor of quality- so...
Hi everyone,
It has been awhile since I've written a post on here. Hope that everyone has been well!
During this upcoming Spring hatching season, I've been waiting for one of my younger, docile hens to go broody... of course, as the saying goes, a watched pot never boils... So aside from my...
Hello and hope all is well!
I'm glad the Jewels is doing alright now and I'm sorry I didn't see your reply sooner.
I haven't allowed my hen that had sour crop to spit up food as I was worried she'd end up choking on it, and something would make it worse. So far just allowing the hen to spit up...
6 eggs today from 25 hens. 🤣 But truthfully, they're all differing ages.
Though by now, the younger girls shouldn't act so shocked by a Maine winter. 😛
Well, the specific hen I mentioned is the lowest on the pecking order, meaning that there are times when the others won't let her eat properly, or even when they do, she's too skittish. Separating isn't completely necessary if the others don't seem to make her situation worse. I used a brooding...
I actually had recently experienced this as a first time with my Orpington hen. She was acting quite sluggish, and she's up there in age, so I thought for awhile I would lose her.
She was drinking a lot of water, but not eating much at all. When picking her up, she had the same issue as your...
Well, I would certainly recommend them! That's accurate, too! :lau Guineas are definitely 'unique'... as they appear to have time-traveled directly from Jurassic times... 😂
But everything about them is different. They have hair on their head, and skin that's very soft. They have expressive...
Currently have 28 chickens- 3 being roosters. They are all egg producers and breeders, as the thrill of experimenting with cross-breeding for colors, genetics, and production is of interest to me. There is nothing like fresh eggs that you can rely on, food you can trust. 🙂
Out of the 28 birds...
The best of wishes to you for achieving that hope! Aussie's are great.
I met a red-Merle Australian Sheppard the other day. Their colors are magnificent, and the breed is overall very swift and friendly.
Haven't taught any of my dogs herding yet, but my family had a Sheltie whom had passed in April of last year at age 16, and he would contently sit near the chickens, as he was a calm soul.
I currently have a 6 year old Sheltie who is is a bit more on the rambunctious, hyper side. He is VERY...
My Grandmother refuses to accept my offering of fresh brown eggs, as her theory on it is... just say... bizarre and jokingly. She won't accept egg salad in the Summer, because the eggs I collect are different than the ones she insists to purchase at the store. At the same concern though, she...