Anyone here hatch ameraucanas? A friend of mine wants a little rooster chick to raise himself. Please let me know if anyone does! Its greatly appreciated :)
I have 2 free sizzle roo chicks that are 3 weeks old. If anyone wants them theyre free for grabs.
So stressed out because all 6 chicks that my hen hatched are roos! Ive hatched 25 roosters this year and 3 hens. Anyone know how to fix this? LOL
Is anyone running into those nasty short black caterpillars with 2 yellow stripes? There everywhere on the concrete here in fuquay and they are nasty! Haha! When they are stepped on they have bright yellow guts. I know the chickens may have spotted a few but im wondering what they are and if...
Quick question for those who use the brinsea ecoglow 20 egg incubator...
The local school wanted some of my eggs to hatch for their science class and ehen i went to set them with the teacher yesterday, 4 dutch eggs and 4 sizzles. We cut some styrofoam to put on either side of the eggs o the...
Hey there everyone! popping in for some help/advice....
so im hatching with one of my broodies for a third time now. just on day 3 she took 2 eggs from her nest and rolled them all the way across the coop to another corner so she wouldnt sit on them. one was a clear, the other im not sure...i...
hey everyone! i havent been on in a while...but ive sold lots of chickens.
im wanting to make room for a new serama pen bum in so confused with what NC is letting us do in regards to the avian flu....can i get birds and order some more layers from a hatchery?
so its pretty much a rain barrel set up without the rainwater filling it! and you use the dog bowl to have the water fill it? could i somehow do the poultry nipples?
thanks! i normally do this but im having to refill water in my smallest coop almost everyday :(
theres a great feed store that sells chicks year round called the urban chicken. its in raleigh, but its totally worth going to! they have a flock behind their store and store chickens! full of...
hey everyone! decided to pop in!
im wanting to hatch chicks with my broody but im leaving for a week trip to the beach and im worried on how ill have my flocks taken care of. any ideas?
ive also told myself i have to sell my pullets before i hatch anymore
hope everyone is having a great weekend!
So the resperitory disease is slowly coming east. Im worried that we will get it. My friend in indiana said it moved there 2 weeks ago and now all poultry shows and swaps are canclled until 2016. Apparently is being spreaded from wild birds...and people who are trading chickens and eggs.
Im not...
I dont think its too bad at the moment but it could get worse. I dont recall tem changes but i did lift the lid more than normal but it shouldnt be different than a broody...the roo and the hen are brother and sister. Same mother and same father. They are a pair.
so turns out one of the babies from my easter guys has a cross beak. makes me confused because i was told breeding brother to sister wouldnt effect anything till further generations....OH WELL guess i cant sell these eggs.....but if anyone wants this chick you can have him if you would offer him...