We have 5 chicks, currently 8 weeks old. They were given to us without any info on what breed they are, most likely mutts. Our friend who hatched them received their eggs from the Agricultural Commission where they were allowed to borrow an incubator to hatch them for children to observe. We...
I know this is a long story, but I have been following this website for 2 years and kept hens for 18 months, and only now, after my utter initial failures and more recent successes, do I feel I have a story to tell. Hope you enjoy, and thanks for reading!
In Feb 2016, I thought it would be cool...
Greetings. I got my first chicks on my birthday back in January on the 7th. I moved to a 5 acres horse property in the woods of Fall City, Washington back in October of last year, 2016. This is a dream come true for me and my family. The property had a hen house, fenced run, and a fenced in area...
I have a 2 year old Barred Rock. She is extremely social, intelligent, cuddly, active, a good layer, but very territorial because she is alone in the coup. She is the boss of the dogs and cats, but I want to grow the flock. I'm nervous she will be very aggressive with other hens. I have...
I have two broody hens. One Barred Rock and one Partridge Rock. In May the BR went broody and I gave her five chicks to hatch which are growing up fine. After two weeks she kinda ditched them... that bad momma... and is now broody again. She must have encouraged the other hen to go broody...
Hello! I am an intern with my Cooperative Extension program this summer, and for my "project" I chose to incubate and raise chicks for some 4H kiddos to have projects. I had originally 8 dozen eggs because my AG Agent told me that the hatching/fertility rate wouldn't be high with a smaller...
The heat index in central Florida Is brutal today. Over 100. The humidity feels like walking thru a wall of steam.
Went out to collect eggs and found one of my most beautiful adult rocks dead. All was fine early this morning. Everybody munched down their food. I even put a couple of fresh...
Barred Plymouth Rock Breeding cockerels, ONE OR BOTH, just $8 !
Aramis & Hector will turn 15 weeks on Aug 19 (Mineral Bluff, GA).
NO HATCHERY BLOOD in either. Healthy and Robust.
***MUST GO before they try breeding my old arthritic hens***
LAST CHANCE for Our Stukel Males! Closing our Stukel...