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    Another thread on Incubator temperature and pullet/cockerel ratio- And Pre-incubation for Storage

    OK, before I get the common answer that "sex is determined in the egg", let me state that I know this, what I am interested in is whether one sex can survive a particular temp better than the other, resulting in for instance more "dead in shell" male eggs. I first read this from a source that...
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    Toxicity of Marijuana to Poultry

    Soooo Wrong. Ever heard of edibles? I don't care what form the THC is in, but shake from a good plant has a strong effect and lasts a looong time when ingested. Don't ask me how I know - kinda obvious I guess.
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    What Cross is this ?

    Thanks roosters, I believe that's a faverolle in your avatar? My favorites. I think you are correct, her chest feathers are somewhat outlined in silver but they have sorta wishbone patterns of silver internally...which I actually realized the other day AFTER I named her Wishbone....funny...
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    What Cross is this ?

    Update, there is a photo on the farm website of my hatching egg source... a Cemani rooster ! I can't find a whole lot of cemani cross photos on the interwebs but there are a few very interesting ones.
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    What Cross is this ?

    Thanks. I just looked at some pics of svart honas and some of them had some silver poking through the chest feathers like she has. Also their feathers look a bit tighter like hers are, more so than the other black comb breeds. Her puffy butt does look very wyandotte-ish. Couple more pics of...
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    What Cross is this ?

    No feathers on feet. Thanks for the replies, the lady I got the eggs from did have some silkies but they looked to be all white ones. I thought the silkie feather thing was dominant, but I guess if a parent was a hybrid already it could produce a normal feathered chick. Also she loses many to...
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    What Cross is this ?

    This is a pic of our unique hen Wishbone. I hatched her from a local lady's barnyard mix...I'm not sure she even knows what breeds she has, lots of chickens coming and going. I wonder if anyone has an idea? She's definitely smaller than most, I'd say little more than half to 2/3 the size of...
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    A Commercial Feed that Chickens actually Like?

    Wow thanks, great info. I'm gonna try that flock raiser if I can find it, I have some molting hens right now and they're the type that seem to lose almost all their feathers at once. I haven't seen it at my local tractor supply so I will have to call around no doubt. I think sunflower seeds...
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    A Commercial Feed that Chickens actually Like?

    I'm just wanting to hear folks' experience with different feeds and wondering if anyone has done "taste tests" to determine which food their flock prefers ? I know much of my problem is I'm a softy and I give them treats. But the actual chicken feed (I've tried a few different brands)...layer...
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    Comment by 'rotagen' in article 'Chickens & Winter Egg Laying and Lighting'

    Give em a break, that's what winter's for. They need that energy to keep warm. Need more eggs get more chickens. It's amazing to me that any animal can be so energy efficient as to produce one of those things full of protein, fats and calcium almost every day, on so little food. Down is...
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    Comment by 'rotagen' in article 'Cold Weather Poultry Housing and Care'

    I think, if I remember correctly from my inorganic chem and nitrogen cycle, you have it backwards. Base is what you want to neutralize ammonia, acid will convert nitrates to ammonia by supplying hydrogen ions. Hence people use a fairly strong base, baking soda, to neutralize odors in...
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    Comment by 'rotagen' in article 'Deep Litter Method - The Easiest Way To Deal With Chicken Litter'

    It isn't bad for the soil in that it adds organic material to it. It's just that the material is almost 100% carbon. Basically what happens is the bacteria in the soil are starved for nitrogen so they remove the N (good stuff in your chicken poop) rapidly and then they run out. Then with...
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    Goofiest chicken contest

    I wish I had a pic of one of my hens dust bathing a few days ago. Best dead chicken impersonation ever. Here's Stallone (rocky) my roo at his goofiest age. He's now the size of a horse and real friendly. Part red for sure, some bright red feathers poking through.
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    Goofiest chicken contest

    I'm GONNA WIN for sure...I have Salmon Faverolles...just looking for photos.
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    Comment by 'rotagen' in article 'Deep Litter Method - The Easiest Way To Deal With Chicken Litter'

    Diatomaceous will destroy your lungs and the lungs of your chickens, not to mention incorporating into egg shells resulting in infertile eggs (not developing) - punctures membranes. Just say NO to DE ...and btw...just say NO to Litter by having cage wire floors and suspended coops...Litter robs...
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    Will my chickens ever get along?

    Salmon faverolles are my favorite breed by far, even if they are a bit "needy". Friendliest chickens around, actually it's like owning a puppy. BUT...they get bullied by any and every other breed it seems. I was lucky, I got the faverolles first and introduced younger ones. And they grew up...
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    Comment by 'rotagen' in article 'Cold Weather Poultry Housing and Care'

    Haha this one kinda makes me laugh. A recent one was "is your coop ventilated enough?". Hmm...I'm running in circles, oh noes ! I bought fertile eggs from a wonderful person in northern idaho who raved about the toughness of her birds...ZERO heating and they're fine...Just look at the temps...
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    Chicken Breed Focus - Isbar (Blue Isbar)

    If I remember correctly mine starting laying about 1 week before 5 months old. She's a blue/grey one and she's an amazing layer, last month she has been laying more often than my 2 reds, only missing 1 day a week and her eggs are bigger. She was stubbornly broody for at least a month in...
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    Comment by 'rotagen' in article 'Chicken Coop Ventilation - Go Out There And Cut More Holes In Your Coop!'

    ventilation is surely important, but I'm not so sure it's a great idea to put holes near the top of the coop. Heat rises and escapes, and this winter with the grand solar minimum starting to kick in is gonna be a doosy. Having said that, the best design by far is to use cage wire with 1 inch...
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    Copper Sulfate added to water

    Well I have a strong biochem background so I thought I'd give my 2 cents here. Copper is certainly not a problem when taken in normal doses, to any animal that I know of. In fact I take chelated copper since I have bad allergies, after running into an enzyme that uses a copper cofactor...
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