I have a flock of 6 white leghorns who are all around 1 year old. I'm worried about and one of my girls. She's been displaying signs of being broody for around a week, staying in the nesting box all day and not eating and drinking, and if i take her out, she'll peck around for a minute or so and...
Hello! I have some questions regarding wing clipping. I had my first jail break today. One of my California White Leghorns ended up in a neighbors yard. They are about 12 weeks old and I also have Lavender Orpingtons and Golden Laced Wyandottes, but the whites are the problem children. Lol. I am...
Advise please! I'm sorry this is a little long.
I have a Leghorn hen (Pearl) 21 weeks old. She started laying a little over two weeks ago and her sister (Opal) started laying one week earlier, and they lay everyday. I also have two New Hampshires.
Pearl loves my attention. She has actually...
Can rose-combed Mediterranean breeds like leghorns and minorcas adapt to cold climates?
Will they be happy?
Will they be capable of laying eggs?
Will they be capable of reproducing?
If I use black leghorn rooster over cuckoo leghorn hens, will I take solid (entirely) black females?
At hatch, all the females will be black and all the males will have a white spot on the head.
Can I use these females for breeding blacks?
This morning when I went to the coop to feed, one of my Leghorns was singing the egg laying song. That is what I call it, since some of my RIRs that lay sing this song either before or after laying an egg. I was taking care of some little "chicken soups" when she started singing and I thought...