Hello! I just hatched 6 chicks, 3 from my French Black tail Red Marans hens and 3 from my olive eggers ( crested cream Legbar x Welsummer)hens sired by my barnyard Silkie mix black rooster with gold hackle and saddle feathers and beetle green sheen.to his black..I was expecting all dark chicks...
I have had the premier one poultry netting around my coop for 3 years and have, knock on wood, not lost any chickens to predators. It works amazingly. Also do not just staple the 1/4 in hard ware cloth, secure it with fender washers and screws. So sorry for your loss.
I have black tail red marans from Cackle which are almost a year. Very happy with egg color and the hens are very calm and friendly. Healthy too. The eggs are large now, the one below is when they first started laying 2nd pic is what they look like now
Hello! I had that number of chicks shipped last spring and used a trough at first then saw the idea of using a dome tent and moved them in that. It kept a lot of the dust at bay but still had some dust get out. It's just the nature of baby chicks. But loved the tent set up. It even had power...
And after a few weeks I give them a few scrambled eggs because it's good for them, helps them bond with me too😊and come when called.They learn to be as excited to see you as the rest of the flock...but my chickens are treated as pets.
I always feed mother and chicks starter grower feed only. The extra nutrients in it helps the mom recover from the effects of brooding on her body over the past 21 days. I keep them separate from flock, but where they can still see the flock with my set up, until integration time.
I have 5 Ameraucanas from Cackle Hatchery, 2 black, 1 lavender, 1 splash and 1 blue hatched March 22'. They are all now laying. Opal, my splash, is the sweetest, calmest I have. The lavender and black are pretty calm as well. My blue, Violet, however is very high strung and flighty. They are a...
Yep, he only has color in common, lol. He doesn't sit still long enough to gain weight yet. Eats & eats and bounces off the walls, furniture.,. everything. But when he does get tired he's a sweet, snuggler.