Thanks for advice. I raise giants, and when I say roost, they are on double stacks of hay that we change out every 2 months. I decided to cull her because it was pitiful to watch her to try and keep of with her flock. Was going to be a matter of time that she was going to be eaten. She is in...
I have a dilemma. I have an 8.5 month old bjg hen who is awesome. She started limping and had our vet look at her. She is not in pain but vet determined that she dislocated her leg from pelvis. She hobbles around ok and still roosts. Keep or cull?
Hard call tween a and g as chicks, if legs are thicker on one v other, good chance a g. I incubated g and my friends chicken who had Australorp, gave her chick back, and it was giant hen.! Tough
Can you post a pic of all three? I have had folks sell me giants that ended up australorps. Giants always have black eyes and yellow bottom feet. Beaks as chicks are mostly black. Meyer has not done me wrong in past, but I have never ordered multiple breeds.The chick in pic resembles giant, but...
I am new to BYC and read this thread with great interest. Sorry to read about chickens who went to poultry heaven, my husband befriends our flocks and it pains him to lose any. We raise giants and wyandottes here in nw ga. We give a quart of buttermilk to our flocks to help combat cocci.. since...