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Quote: Beta Carotene is a precursor to vitamin A. Chickens store it in one of the skin layers and it gives the skin a yellow color. Laying hens will draw upon the stored reserves of Beta Carotene and deposit it into the egg yolks. Over time, as those reserves are depleted, the skin fades...

Have any of you had your birds' leg color change? All my yellow legged chickens' legs have faded to more of a pink. I did just eliminate corn from their diet, but this happened before the diet change. They all do free range. On another thread, this is being discussed and it was suggested that...

Quote: I'm okay with not an egg a day if the hen is working for a living and foraging around our farm (and some feed as well of course). Is the dorking a forager like the buckeye? They all forage well but all still need protein feed in addition to the greens etc. that they find on their own...

Quote: What "heritage breeds" are you comparing to? (Still trying to learn the quote thing.) My Dorkings are much better layers than my Buckeyes. Sorry guys My Delawares are laying huge brown eggs every day, and they aren't even a year old. Time will tell if this will continue for years to...

Quote: Yes, that's on my wish list. Trouble is, I have a very long wish list! Thanks for the input, both of you! Kim

My Buckeyes do not lay as well as my other heritage breeds. They lay well the first year, but not the next. That said, I do not have Buckeyes from the best breeders, which is something that I want to change in the future, when I can. Also, my hens got too fat a couple years ago. I gave a couple...

That rooster's recovery is amazing! I'm truly glad for you! I had no idea that parasites could cause such a severe reaction. This question belongs in another thread, but you all Buckeye people are so great & knowledgeable, I'll ask it here. How do you know if you have lice or mites? Or...

Quote: I don't know the answer to that. If you decide to cull him, you might want to take him to the CA Animal Health & Food Safety Lab at UC Davis, to do a necropsy. That way, you will know what it was that was wrong with him and whether or not it can affect the rest of your flock. It is...

Quote: Sandhill Preservation Center, born 9/21/09. You can get better quality Buckeyes from Dave, Laura, etc. but I thought I would offer, since I'm in CA. He looks pretty good to me and he is huge. I can't get a pic until it stops raining. Kim

Quote: I don't know what's wrong with your roo. Poor guy. I hope you get some help for him. Where did you get him? I hope this isn't rude, but I have an extra roo. I am northwest of Sacramento. Kim

I went to my very first poultry show today, the PPBA in Stockton, CA. Wow! Saw some of the BIGGEST chickens that I never knew existed... saw lots of itty bitty teeny tiny chickens and ducks. No Dorkings at all and only 2 Buckeye roos. I have a not very good photo of them but I don't see a way...

Quote: Such cute chicks!

BuckeyeDave wrote: I brought them to an Amish guy for a haircut.... if you get my drift. He butchers them for a $ 1.40 each OK now I get it. (I need an embarrassed smiley) I can be slow at times. Wow, I wish that I could find a guy like that. I've been waiting for DH to help me out with...

BuckeyeDave wrote Last Wednesday we had 37 birds die, it was difficult, a near tragedy but now the freezer is full. OMG I'm so sorry for your loss! What happened? Kim just joined and am trying to catch up on this thread