Hi there, we've got some marans (splash and blue) and eggers for sale. Purchased them as unsexed day old chicks and they're now 4 weeks old. If anyone is from the Ottawa-Gatineau area and interested, please let me know 😀
Hey guys! I’ve been reading on this site for a couple months trying to get as much info as I can because I’m getting three 18weeks old chicken end of april! :) do you have any tips for me? Every advice is welcome! I live in quebec so winter is really harsh. Right now there’s about 5 feet of snow...
Due to the explosion of parasites that happened this winter in my heated coop (as well as the bad luck that came with it), I want to go back to an unheated coop next winter, to keep vermin under control. The only thing I'm not sure about, is if the current coop that I have fits the arrangements...
I'll add to the above title, an almost confirmed partly blocked and/or pendulous crop. The list just keeps getting longer.
My 2018 year with chickens has started with a bang - the bad kind, and it has been boiling since at least mid-december 2017. The rookie that I am in poultry unfortunately...
On one side we have the ultra-rare breed whose name is the Isbar, known as the only purebred and single comb chicken that lays green eggs on earth.
On the other side we have Olive Eggers, known to most people as Rooster Marans x Ameraucana hen hybrids (though there are other cross varieties...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I'm a complete rookie with barnyard animals of any kind. I inherited a flock of chickens when I moved houses in 2015, so despite having them for the last three years I'm still greatly inexperienced at raising chickens and looking to...