I got this young rooster as a chick. He was in a delivery of Golden Laced Wyandottes, Black Copper Marans and Barnavelders. Does anyone have a clue if he is one of those 3 or just a stranger that jumped into the box?
I've been having trouble for about 12 months now. It started with some peeps from a large hatchery. I had them in the cage in the basement and they were dying 1 or 2 a week for a while. That stopped and when they got several months old I added them to my flock. Then as they matured I would loose...
My wife and I are very disappointed. We ordered rare eggs and a new incubator to give a try and not adopting. As we can tell everything was text book but yesterday was 21 days and nothing. The temp was a constant 99.5 there was water for humidity and he had a egg turner to do the turning. We...
We're here from Warren County Va. Grew up in Fairfax but spent every minute as a kid on the family farm outside Leesburg. We've gone full circle on animals. Chickens to cattle to horses and pigs. Had a few goats along the way but got tired of chasing them around the county. Now were back to...
This is our second attempt at chickens. The wife and I played with them the first time 20 years ago when we bought this farm outside Front Royal. This Spring she said she wanted a coop and a few hens. I just happened to driving by SS and saw some chicks so I picked up a dozen. Just like us....me...