I keep reading how autosexing is not guaranteed when you cross breed; but both these breeds are sexed by light/ dark chipmunk down color on hatch, so can one identify chicks by gender the same way on hatch?
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's though of this.
I'm certain someone out there has...
I have some hens I treated for bumblefoot and it’s obvious they’re in pain. I’m going to compound some meloxicam for them. I’m planning on following guidelines of 0.5 mg/kg once daily dosing.
Is Orablend (compounding syrup) safe for chickens?
Or do I need to track down propylene glycol and 1%...
I was reluctant to get get an automatic door because of the cost. I finally broke down and purchased one because of my work schedule.
On days I work, I’m gone 14 hours. Days I’m home, I like to sleep in. There’s no way I can open and close the coop door during daylight hours on work days most...
I’m allergic to sulfur. I can’t take sulfur antibiotics, I get rashes from stuff with sulfur in it, I work in a pharmacy and can’t even count the pills without having a problem.
I’m leery about using sulfur powder as I don’t want any dust on me. I found a product on Amazon (Elemental Soil...
I like that it’s a coop that can easily move with me if I decide to sell and move. I don’t need to leave my coop behind or stress over difficulty taking it with me or replacing the coop.
What does her comb look like? Is her crop kind of squishy? If you gently press it does she look like she’s gasping? I recently treated my leghorn for sour crop. She had white goopy droppings, the shell wasn’t developing on her eggs and they came out with her droppings.
Search the symptoms and...
Last week, daytime temps in the 70s, nights in the 50s. I paid for the green gel stuff. They sent them Monday eve, we picked them up from the post office 9:30am on Wednesday.
But I also got some from Hoovers 2 days later (same temps) and they’re all fine.
We received our order from McMurray last week on Wednesday. Part of our order was for 6 Dominique females, a cream legbar and also a silver leghorn. I’ve lost 4 of the 6 Dominiques, and Leghorn & my legbar. One of my two gold polish is distressed. In total I received 26 chicks from them and...
I’m in southern Ohio so temperature depends on the day. We have our current bantams in well insulated coops but we bring them inside if it’s expected to get below 20F.
I would like to find a bantam breed that lays a normal-ish size egg.
I love the Mille Feur coloring and am also a fan of bantam breeds.
I'm trying to figure out the difference between two different bantam breeds, Personality, egg quantity, fertility rates, heat/ cold tolerance, etc.
Olandsk dwarfs
vs.
Mille Fleur OEG bantams
Thank you!
😳 You are absolutely correct & I knew that.
I’m new to all things chicken & got it mixed up. :he
I was watching videos of a long crowing rooster ~ 5 minutes before I saw this thread.
Tom enjoys frequent crowing all day long, maybe I subconsciously linked the two? :hmm