About feed: I buy a 16% crumble and a 22% pellet feed and mix them together. I have so many different breeds in my flock. Some like the crumbles and some like the pellets. Works well for me.
I've never eaten any of my birds (pets), but I have a family who comes and buys all my chicks because he says they grow so big. My rooster is a Brahma and he is really huge.
And, Brahmas are the sweetest chickens ever! Beau is the best
rooster! Never even gives us a funny look. My DH picks...
Here is one of my latest chicks. She is very interesting. Has feathered legs (Brahma daddy), a crest (either from Swedish Flower or Crested Cream Legbar grandparent ) and muffs! (Easter Egger Influence) and the best part, drum roll, please!........SHE IS A NAKED NECK! Not as naked as some...
Haven't been on in a while! Been busy building our new coop!
Old one:
Tearing down the old one:
New Coop:
We are still needing to add some interior things....auto water system and more roost and fencing another run, but the chickens are in and they seem to enjoy it!
You remember my NN who molted last February and stayed pretty featherless for 7 months? I was thinking about getting her a sweater for Christmas, but then this happened this month!
Molted last Feb.
Today
(The white frizzled one!)
Am so happy I won't have to house her in the garage over the...
I went out to look at one of my frizzled NNs (a silkie mix)
I found this white tipped feather near her back.
So, you're thinking if I mate her with my SF roo I might could get some fun colored chicks?
One of my SF hens. The one in the middle on the bottom is a male and I sold him yesterday, and I have another female that has his brighter coloring. My SF roo is the same color as the little guy. So if any of my NN hens have some funky white spots on them, It may have the mottling gene and...
Yipee! My naked Naked Neck who has been featherless since she molted last February is finally growing back some feathers! I was afraid I was going to have to knit her a sweater for the winter!
She has been like this since Feb!
Picture from today!