Perris you've done it again! The information you give and the time you dedicate to this is incredible. My 11 chicks have been on a homemade feed since hatching and I 100% agree with everything you are talking about.
-I highly suggest anyone reading this to try out Perris' method. Trust your...
update: Hugh didn't grow to be as pretty in color as Ivan so I actually re-homed Hugh yesterday. Ivan has since calmed down a lot. He's friendly with me and my kids and he is gorgeous. He isn't pecking the little EE babies anymore either. Maybe there a little bigger and less annoying to him now...
Hey JACM,
It turns out I have two roosters. I lost two of my chicks that I was sure were girls so it stinks I won't know for sure on those two. One roo (Hugh) I guessed correct. One of my other chicks surprised me because the wings looked like the girls and is tail feathers came in fast and at...
Hey FFN,
So I have two roosters. One (Hugh) I was right about from the start but, a second one named Ivy at first (Ivan now lol) has surprised me. I thought it was a girl for sure. Another chick named Gemmy I swore was a boy after a few weeks because the tail feather growth was basically not...
I give them enough of the feed to fill their food bowl in the early am. Later in the morning when I can get them out, I let them free range for a few hours. I feed them again in the afternoon and throw in broccoli too because they love it. I give them a can of sardines 1-2x a week with the...
All my chicks did fine with it. The only thing I did different when they were younger is that I blended it in a food processor to make the mix more of a crumble for them.
Out of all 14 of my chicks none ever got pasty butt. I'm wondering if that is because I soaked their feed. Maybe it's the extra water they get from soaked feed.
oh man you think Hugh is a girl :) The second picture is Ivy but now apparently Ivan lol. Ivan has been feisty with the flock lately and pecking a lot. Maybe someone pecked him back? It doesn't look bad in person, just a slight red mark. Does it look bad?
Hey everyone,
I have 7 chickens that are 6 weeks old as of yesterday. I am convinced I have 5 hens and 2 roosters. I am showing the two I think are roos and one that looks like a hen to me and all the others have the same beak as her. I don't see any wattles forming on the beaks of the 2 that...
I totally agree I think fermented feed is the best choice too. I've had my birds on fermented feed for about two weeks now and it's an easy task for me to get together since I'm not mixing large amounts at a time.
I just want a variety of egg colors from these EE's. I'm afraid they'll be all blue because the photos they show on their site for the EE's seem to be the same color. Online im seeing images that their EE's have an array of colors
I got mine from cackle so ill definitely get in touch with them to see what breeds they mix.
I pray your right about them being welsummer because id love speckled eggs. Your right about the Ameraucana because I have lavender Ameraucana and some look similar.