The Newcastle vaccine is not effective against the strain found in the California outbreak. And it will cause animals to test positive for Newcastle. It is not a good choice in this case.
This young lady in Australia is collecting frostbite data as part of her chicken foot prosthetic research. Your info on Bael could help her, and she might be able to assist with prosthetics at some point, too.
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I made this succulent arrangement a couple of years ago for a county fair and kept it because I love it.
Today, the Seramas decided it was a playground. I caught them at it while I was repotting some African violets, I didn't even pose this. This was all chickens being goofy.
Absolutely let the broody do the hatching. We will never replicate the incubation practices of a good broody no matter how good an incubator we invent.
Saves you a lot of hassle, too. She is literally made to do this work.
I was pretty sure Pop Tart was a young roo at 5 weeks based on comb growth, but he showed NO red until nearly 7 weeks. Neither has crowed yet.
I wonder if there is a developmental difference in human-raised and broody raised social development like crowing?
Basically hoping I don't have any stealth cockerels in the 4 that look like pullets now.
What's the latest anyone has ever had a Serama comb out?
Mistletoe: Pullet? (Little bit of red in the face, none in the comb)
Oscar: Cockerel for sure
Selkie: Pullet? (Longest comb of the suspected...