Don't be down on yourself. The halt in egg laying could be due to any number of things. I can understand your husband with the mosquito problem. Maybe you could make a screened area where you could both enjoy your birds. The bugs do come out at night so perhaps changing the time of day would be...
These birds are great backyard flock they are hardy don't need a lot of special attention and will set. Only thing was the eggs are not very big, but you get lots of them
This is great I have 2 of those big dog crates I will use them for the next hatch . It beats the plastic tote contraptions I have been using, lids falling off etc. Thanks for the great idea
Thank you for the note on Welp hatchery, I have had horrible luck with Ideal . I would never order from them again. I read other people have great luck with them but I would just call it luck. Birds that dropped dead one after the other soon as I got them was the worst . Apparently they did not...
I am looking for some Buckeyes to start a small flock with also. However I do not recommend Ideal poultry for anything. I have had terrible luck with their birds dying soon after receiving them. Or they send the wrong birds then send more wrong birds and it never gets resolved.
Hi, I have a trio of Wheaton Pendescas , bought them off a guy on craigslist. Don't know what the chicks look like yet this will be the first time setting their eggs,.the eggs are a very dark terra cotta color, the hens lay frequently.Lately everyday. I have searched for more for months with no...