Hopefully we get a long streak of sun shiny days to dry up some of this mud and water. My property is so muddy and even with straw everything is just so gross and sloppy. Im glad you and your family are safe. Kentucky weather is so wild and unpredictable.
Hope all is well in your area. I saw a picture shared on Fb that Frankfort was getting some pretty bad flooding. I’m so sick of all this rain and cold. I’m ready for constant sunshine and warm!!
Agreed. People think keeping chickens is cheaper than buying eggs, and they are only cheaper if you don’t take care of them well. To raise hens to point of lay from chicks, you are already starting out in the hole feeding those birds for 5-6+ months before you ever see your first egg. Then...
Looks like a white rock or possibly a cornish rock cross. If it gets HUGE fast with big thick legs it is a cornish rock cross. If it grows normally like your others it is probably a white rock. It looks too "heavy" to be a white leghorn but it could possibly. Your black chicks could be black...
Post your results when your Marans eggs hatch. We had a power outage right before lockdown when my french cuckoos were due to hatch. I only ended up with 6 out of 10 viable eggs but I was tickled to death to get those! From now on until I invest in a generator, I am saving the egg hatching...
Very true! BCM eggs are by far the most difficult I have incubated. Their shells are thicker and the dark coating prevents them from losing adequate humidity if you incubate at a standard humidity like you would with regular eggs. I have had great success with around a 30-40% humidity the...
I am in Barbourville, about an hour and a half from Lexington. We got about 3 inches of snow, but other nearby areas got upwards of 4-6". I too am dreading this winter storm coming in the next few days. Luckily my nursing classes were cancelled and I don't have to work again until Sunday, but...