Black Copper Marans eggs are too dark to use a light. All but the 5 hatched and are doing great. The eggs that didn't hatch never began developing, probably not fertilized. All eggs were inspected with a light and were carefully placed in 100 degree water for less than 5 seconds, dried and...
I'm buying these 2 roos in few days, not sure what they are. The white one and the black one facing each other. They are about 7 months old and very timid per owner. Just curious as to the adult mannerisms.
Thank you for you input. I hadn't thought of the food coloring trick, she will be colored up soon. Her comb had some frost bite when I got her, bones seemed spread apart normal when I inspected her for injury and such. She will have a home either way I just want her to be healthy and was afraid...
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Sorry, I have a new rescue pup and was busy for a few. I think it may be my older not sure how old hen. I got her from an abandoned building she had been living at. I've had her close to a month and she seems healthy other than she was extremely malnourished at the time. She hasn't...
Inside is perfect double yokes, very thin irregular shell with some thicker in spots. I suspect a rescue chicken laid the egg, she was very malnourished. I've had her almost a month. I offer oyster shells, baked egg shells and flock feed. Treats of mixed scratch and a few BSF larvae. They have a...
I get double yokes occasionally but this is different, cracked all over. Has anyone had this happen before and what might cause it? It looks chalky and has an irregular shell also.
We got this hen a few days ago as a rescue. She had been living outside an empty office building for a while according to a neighbor. She already had some minor frostbite on her comb and was without food, water or shelter. Any idea what she may be, she has dark legs and has had feathers on them...
I have a mix of 25 hens, 5 are 8 months, 20 are 5 months. I have 1 cockerel that is also 8 months and aggressive, I'm attacked daily. I need to cull him as bad as I hate to because I fear he will attack someone other than me. I have a chance to get a Cochin Bantam cockerel to add to the flock...
I was raised with poultry, but I don't remember this kind of aggression. I guess that was where all the dumplings and fried chicken came in the picture., grandma culled. I seriously have tried and changed most all suggested. I've changed my way of approaching and feeding. It will go great a day...
I've raised him from 2 weeks but at 5 months he became aggressive with me, he is almost 7m now. I'm the primary care giver for the flock. He started as a flogger, then a scratcher while flogging, he stalks me as I walk around, stopping when I stop. Yesterday he flew and hit me in the back, I...