Was giving my favorite little bantam a scritch and noticed a few nasties on her feathers. There are not alot of them, I honestly think they look like lice but there isn't any of the gunk you see at the base of the hair/feather with lice(in my previously limited experience)
I'll add I'm very new...
Im all for mutts! Dogs, livestock, humans... I get that people want to show animals or to improve or sustain a certain breed of something. But for my purposed mutts are just fine.
I've been researching chickens for about 3 months, when I saw the post for 15 chicks for 30 bucks, I jumped on it without thinking much more. I figured if I wanted them I had to eventually do more than research them. Although I am thinking we may add some dual-purpose birds later on. I want to...
These are all straight run so... im not sure where we stand on females to males yet.
tractor supply impulse buy
isa browns 6
bantam 1
bought from a local human(price was right)
partridge cochins 3
blue copper maran 1
cochin bantam cross 1
olive eggers 3
rhode island red 1
barred rocks 2
mille...
Evidently I can't type worth a darn when my cat is on my lap. Sorry guys... We are outside Dublin which is, about 2 and a half hours away from Marietta.
Imma use the suggested questions, b/c I never know what to say in introductions.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We have had chickens for about a week, they are still in a brooder in the garage but we are building a "Grow out" tractor this weekend.
(2) How many...