I've yet to decide which age I really like best. I'm leaning towards 10 weeks. I think the younger ones are both easier and more difficult than older ones. In one way, younger ones seem a lot less "grown together" and removing and cutting the necessary bits is easier, and bleeding is minimal...
This thread looks a little dead so I thought I'd liven it up. Did 12 cockerels today. They were maybe 13 weeks. Cochins, Orps, Welsummers, and Olive Eggers. Lost one Wellie but otherwise pretty good. Tested out my tools from Poco Pollo the first time and found them PHENOMENAL. I think I have...
You can try your local craigslist and local Facebook poultry swap pages if you need to rehome him. Old fashioned posters are also a good way. Be sure to make him seem very likable. If he does not have a name, give him one. Describe any good personality traits he has shown. Get good-quality...
It's too early to tell much of anything. Those combs are rather large but they lack color so I wouldn't even take a guess on these yet. Try back when they are 10-12 weeks old.
I have been doing some badly needed updating on my workplace's Facebook page and did a couple photo
shoots to replace the header photo. I got some really nice ones, but Norman and Norma were posing so well that they won. (Granted I may have been biased.)
Lord, I wish I'd been relaxing all this time I've been away. In actuality I've been working five to six days a week. Amazing how little time is left for other things when so much time is spent at work. (Not that I can really complain, I'm getting money doing what I love.)
Straight comb is recessive (meaning it can hide) while pea comb is dominant (meaning any bird who has it will show it). So pea comb would be a better choice.
Updated pictures are here early! (Well, technically several months late... But nonetheless they are here.
Featuring Norman, Norma, and their new digs. We recently remodeled a lot of the shop and I was able to move them from a crate to a small 7x2ish run. Norman and Norma are well. Norman did...
I don't breed them but I have a pullet I got from a guy here on BYC who sells chicks and hatching eggs. He's not local but he does ship. She's a really nice bird, wish I had more like her but the hatching eggs I got (despite being well packed) arrived quite, er, scrambled, so she was the only...
How much is actually getting in the water? It's virtually impossible to keep waterers 100% clear of dirt and droppings. Chickens will always find a way to dirty their water, raised and hung or not. If it's not a lot and the water is being checked or filled daily, I would not be concerned. I've...