I had my little girl, Blue. She was quite special to me as I was to her. When I came home from work, she would be pecking around the back yard and then hear my voice. She would run toward me, wings apart like in flight and once reaching my feet would stop dead, sit down and look up at me. That's...
Bunyberries,
I agree 100% what egghead mentioned.
I was having a bit of a "problem" with my young too. I had heard to pick him up, walk around your property, showing him off to the others as you ignore any behaviors of the flock other than the roo. Stroke him while talking to him in a soft...
I'm a bit concerned about my 10 month old Roo and our NEW BABIES!!! (excitement and concern under the same breath!!!)
He hasn't shown any aggression with the chicks though is one of the youngest we have of our flock so he doesn't have any experience with chicks. He's curious to see and listen...
My roo reminds me of myself during my adolescent years...
Any lady willing was one I was going to do.
My roo is just as horney as any other 16 year old boy out there.
We can't keep him off of the duck!
I just did some research and found that there are in fact "duckens" out there from a roo...
I've recently had my roo go after my daughter who he doesn't know when she came in from out of town so I'm watching him closely.
He's shown "signs" of... Not really aggression but more of his 6-8 month adolescent behavior is showing he's attempting to dominate the yard.
Here's the reason I...
I've got a dozen or more that the girls aren't paying attention to like they should.
What incubator is something I would want to look at purchasing as a newbie?
Hi all.
My wife and I recently purchased my childhood home here in So Cali a year ago. We had always talked about a larger property than we had in the typical tract home where we were before and this is a great start with half acre. All the properties in this small town here are zoned for...
And I believe that is where I needed to have created this post. I've been informed I'm in the wrong thread page! (darn new people!!!!
That sounds like where I need to be with this....
And I'm trying to figure out either how to move it or delete it.
There is certainly some great information here, I must say with much thanks.
I will continue to figure out how to get it off of here now.
Thank you for letting me know and the lesson of the day for this new kid...
I've recently lost my daddies girl and am waiting pateintly for one of her eggs to hatch fo a "mini me' of her to becomre the next daddy gitl. They are precious. Jut like it sounds like of yours.
I'm such a rookie at this.
Let me clarify or just defend myself as sometimes I say things that can be taken out of my sarcastic sense of humor may be directing...
What I'm meaning by the word "crow" is essentially, as he may be close to me, maybe hanging out on the porch I have for these guys...
I have some very precious ladies with the birds. they enjoy being around us at times. More of a pet than how some may consider them a tool.
We do use them as the tools for the eggs and such but we may spoil our pets a bit more than some others may...
That being said, he has only shown this...
Thank you all for the replies.
As for the question brought up a couple times...
Yes, my 27 year old daughter was a bit "nervous" with him.
I can go to the roo, pick him up with little resistance and hold him. He "tries" to escape but I hold him, calm him down and then he sits in my arms and...
The breeds, I'm still learning. I do know that two are Americana. No silkies. ( I noticed that being an example of some breeds that are a little like this scenario)
As for the question that you all have asked so far with the heat lamp...
We had heard the eggs NEED TO BE at 98 degs and higher for the safety of the fertile eggs. (there are a "few" that are fertile)
Is this not true?
we heard that if they get colder thann(something like) 85degs the chicks in...