Hey everyone been thinking l need to get some large fowl to be with my brahma roo. I have been told he will hurt standard sized hens, is this true?
What is a large breed that are good layers as well? Thanks for any input.
Hey everyone I'm wondering about my brahma roo being with my standard hens. Buff orp, sex links, and ee mix flock. My roo is starting to do his "job" the past couple weeks and I'm wondering if he is going to hurt my standard sized hens just because of his size? Do I need to get some larger fowl...
Yeah I think she is planning on keeping them but not sure. There is those two and a polish roo we know for sure. Thing she is most worried about is the RIR roo that' almost a year old.
Yes have been turning off light at night time to acclimate them to darkness as well. I'm thinking maybe not this weekend but next ill try and get them out full time. I built basically a big brooder and run close to the older girls for a temporary till they can be together should work fine by...
The heat lamp has been off all week living in about a 60 degree basement. Also going outside. First couple times it was when it was 55 or so. Then was out in about 40 for a little bit but not all day just a hour or so. Thanks for the responses
Hey everyone I'm new to raising baby chicks. I have 5, 6 week old chicks which are basically fully feathered except my brahma has a little bit of down left. It' been down to 35-40 degrees for the low at night. Are they okay to go out permanently? Thank you everyone any help would be great.
Hey all I have a what I believe to be a bantam Partridge cochin I got for a rand banty bin. Is there a way to tell the sex? Thank you everyone. Oh also. Is there a way to sex black australorp as chicks?
Hey everybody. I'm new to having chickens and need help deciding what breed to get this spring. I want a good cold Hardy breed but also one that fair well in heat also (Missouri climates) and that also lays a good amount of eggs per year. I have been looking at Golden comets mostly would they be...
Hey everyone I'm new in BYC and to chicken raising. I got four chickens last week for some one wanting to get rid of them. I just need help identifying this one hen, I think she is a type of Wyandotte but could be way wrong. Thanks everyone and I hope someone knows what kind of breed my beauty...
Thank you...and yeah it would just be a temporary thing until I can secure the run well. I already have a little electric fence around the run that I have but needs a little work still before I fully trust it. I will get a really good run soon just it's been really cold past few days and haven't...
Thanks for all the info. I will try and get a video of him as it is not happening all the time while breathing sometimes its just semi loud breathing without the gurgle... I will try tomorrow for the video
Makes perfect sense...thank you. I just got these 4 and the coop all came with it. Got them kind of abruptly really so it' t only spot I really have for them except maybe my shed otherwise idk how I would separate them