Has anyone tried to pick out certain eggs in order to get more or only pullets (hens or females)?
I'm testing this out.
I pulled out the eggs that looked pointed and kept the roundest eggs under my broody hen.
They started hatching yesterday and I hope this experiment works. Have you tried...
Hey all!I got this chick a little more than a month ago. 4-22 is when it hatched. I swapped a Light Brahma Bantam cockrel for an Easter Egger pullet. Now I have been trying almost all year to have more hens eventually. Every time something has happened like chickens needing to be rescued. I...
We once had a rooster and a pretty friendly group of birds. A possum killed all the birds but two hens, it broke my wife's and grand kids hearts. These birds were kindergarten projects, from the first years in each child's education. Needless to say, "a dark cloud fell upon the family". However...
OK, first post: raised kids, dogs, cats, fish, reptiles and gardens. Only ate from the garden. Not sure I could eat a pet, but I love yummy fresh eggs and know their other by-product is great for my gardens...so here I am. Recently purchased rural land in Cortland County, and once there is a...