Some of my questions:
- How do you tell if your chicks are roosters or hens without getting them sexed? Any hints?
- If I have one rooster of a particular breed, does it matter if he mates with all breeds of my chickens and how will this affect my eggs and future chicken population?
- How can...
Thanks for introducing yourself on my newby post. I am so excited about my chickens and I'm so excited about BYC. Thanks for showing me your thread. Nice to hear about people in God's Country "TEXAS"!
when you get home from a 5 night in a row stent at the hospital (i'm a night shift nurse) and the 10 year old has decided to do the dishes and the kitchen smells, and you know this because you can smell it when you walk in the door on the other side of the house....
Thanks so much for the tips! I am so glad you posted that you put the bird in a bowl with salt and water. Maybe that will help get the gamey flavor out of my home processed birds.
I copied the sample questions, so here goes:
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? First got into chickens in March of this year.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now? We have 4 Rhode Island Reds, 3 Leghorns, 5 Barred Rock, and 1 Silkie
(3) What breeds do...