So I'm reviving this old post to give a pictureless update on Calvin. Calvin is now known as the mouthful Calvin the hen who used to be a rooster It never fails to amaze me how after years and years the hen rooster thing catches me off guard now and then. She is doing really well and still can...
As promised an update on our Cornish X. We've (DH and myself) have talked it over and decided to keep the little guy on a strict diet and give him the most comfortable life possible. So the next step was to give him a name: Calvin and of course his best bud his "hatchmate" is named Hobbes. ...
Thanks for the quick reply! Thanks for the age range as well. I feel bad for the hen too Lol! I've been treating him just like any other chicken around our farm. He gets his daily chick starter and all the kitchen scraps he can eat in addition to free ranging on ten acres. I haven't noticed any...
At the beginning of July our first ever broody hen started hatching her eggs. Well I should say egg because that is all that hatched out of five. How's that for a natural hatching percentage? :o) Anywho I felt bad for the lonely little roo and I went to the feed store to buy him a buddy. I was...