hi - i'm on the south shore and I need to rehome a rooster - young brown egg production breed - hatched by my kids in school - my town can't have roosters and my neighbor is getting very anxious to have this boy rehomed - good for the ladies or the pot thanks
a question - any one know where I can get naked neck turkens locally in MA - not looking for a full hatchery order and also showgirl silkies - we are a 4-H club and interested in these breed of chickens....thanks
I can't say the eggs are fertile but I do have 3 roosters you can have - one white leghorn - one barred rock and a black copper maran - or any one of the 3. The leghorn and the barred rock hatched April 11 and the copper maran is a few weeks younger - they are very friendly with the hens so if...
hi - looking for showgirl and naked neck turken eggs to hatch for a 4-H project - these will be going under a broody hen....pls let me know if you have any eggs....pls send pricing - a new user so wasn't sure what to put for price
hi I'm on the south shore and looking for salmon favorelles - either fertile eggs or chicks.....any one know of availablity. I can order from the grain store but I have to wait for delivery and I have a broody hen that has hatched for me in the past and she has also adopted new chicks with no...
Hi I purchased Polish eggs on ebay and they were listed as standard Polish but when they arrived today just 6 of the 18 eggs are normal size - the other 12 vary in size from small to 1 very small. Could the layers just be new to laying and that is why the eggs are small? Could they still...
Hi - seeking large fowl polish and salmon favorelle eggs for a 4H hatching project. Pet quality birds are fine. Kids would love some frizzles. We are in Massachusetts but will purchase and pay shipping of course. Thank you for any help or suggestions.
Rockland Massachusetts Chicken Ordinance
Are Chickens Allowed in this location
Yes
Max Chickens Allowed
24
Roosters Allowed
No
Permit Required
Yes
Coop Restrictions
Hen house shall be no less than 50 feet from any dwelling, no less than 20 feet from any public way and no less than 50...
DÚN AN OIR HENS
Hill of Gold Hens
We visited a farm in New Hampshire a few years ago - a working farm to show the children chickens, goats, pigs and cattle. I fell in love with their cochin chickens - full feathered legs and researched the possibility of raising backyard chickens. My...
I am very grateful also - we have a rooster (not permitted in our town) and I told hubby if I knew how to butcher him I would as he has led a wonderful life and I can't rehome him (no takers to date).......this tutorial is excellent for newbies to learn this important skill.
hmmmmm - I want this to work so bad but my hen house is not large enough for them to be confined without going out to the run-------
But then I looked again at your suggestion and it is genius.....I can lock one up at a time in the dog crate - that is ample big for a week or so...
I'm new to chickens so learning as we go - unfortunately my broody is paying the price.
She is a large cochin and a determined mother - in March she went broody - purchased a dozen fertile eggs (we can't have roosters in our town) and after day 25 it was obvious she was unsuccessful. Luckily...
we have a 20x20 dog panel run and if I could convince hubby to get some more dog runs and expand I would in a second - they use every bit and we let them out for an hour or so in the evening to range and they line up and wait at the gate calling us to let them out
wow - I an new to chickens too and can only hope that I can do as well a job like this should I ever need to .......don't know how you got your chicken to stay still for the soaking while you took her photo - I am totally impressed - congratulations to you both !
my silver spangled hamburg will not stay inside our 6 foot high run and flies high into the trees to roost at night - she even looks more like a bird than a chicken....
Hi - we are on the south shore and looking for a frizzle or two to keep our 6month old frizzle cochin company - we can only have girls no roosters and all her hatch mates turned out to be boys so I had to give them away. She needs a frizzle pal or two to help her fit in with the straight...
Grrr - what is wrong with me?
Just a few months ago while browsing on BYC I saw Naked Necks and thought to myself - wow what ugly chickens !!! Went to a chicken show 2 weeks ago and saw NN chicks for sale - resisted because I did not want to go through the work of raising chicks and then...
we have 2 silkie boys out of our purchase of 12 mixed color silkies (might have a few more boys but they are still young and these 2 are the first to crow). The white silkie roo has taken a dislike to our polish pullet and runs after her and pulls on her feathers - back and head. This really...