Search results for query: *

😁 Absolutely, the first step is to test the reaction of the pendulum on yourself and other living, verifiable beings. I may have tested some of the chicks but I don't remember. I've been mostly scrutinizing their physical differences. I'm pretty certain she is a Cecelia/Well, Sir baby and...

Okay I've been trying to figure out an easier way to take photos but it ain't gonna happen. There are birds from 3 hatches in this tractor. I had two cockerels from the previous two hatches but one is missing. He either escaped and got gotten or accidentally gave him to a friendly customer. The...

Yes for the first several days, there will be some wiggle in the jaw. Broken beak was my thought the first time one of mine had it, too.

I've had cross beak show up in day olds and 2-week olds. Not the best prognosis. It will likely starve to death unless the angle is acute enough to allow her to grab food.

Thank you for the response. Dang, my sympathies for the mix up!

Thank you!

How do I tag MysteryChicken? They answered a similar question back in December 2022 but the hens weren't laying. I have a little backyard breeding project with a dinosaur theme and I've been tossing around the idea of introducing either a longcrower or laughing rooster, not necessarily for the...

Probably keep an eye on any of his sons that our friends have and get one back if they have a better temperament.

I found my problem this morning. Hormonal. And there would have been nothing I could have done about it and it would have only got worse. That's his on the left and meat roo on the right.

The little one should be alright. We have two Appleyards who hatched about 24 hours apart. That 24 hours really made a difference, too, because the older one will eat out of our hands and come up to us but the younger one won't even though we held them both a lot as they were growing up. I'm so...

Those little guys are just helping to break down the wood chips into more soil

Probably means your soil is rich. They probably are not going to hurt your plants. Very few mushrooms are indicative of plant diseases, in fact, several choice culinary species can be cultivated in the mulch beds around your vegetables. Do you have any photos? (Clear, focused shots of both the...

In my experience, others' may be different, it's better to lock down early than late. I've had issues with slow development from lower-than-indicated Temps from a now-retired incubator with both chickens and ducks. They still hatched after being in lockdown for a whole week. Yours look like they...

Omgosh I want one like him for the cochins :love

All the genetic diversity in the birds and egg basket makes my inner child very happy. Brings be back to when I first saw pink, green, and blue eggs from our neighbor's small flock when I was 5! Olive Eggers have a... demographic. I think it can essentially be doubled with some clever...

You touched upon one of the goals I have for my project. One of my hens who has produced some absolutely beautiful babies with Montgomery was also the first to fill an egg carton. I dont want birds designed to peter out in two years so next year, I'll be selecting from the least productive birds...

Thank you. I think Wry Neck must be a pretty tricky one. Oh yes, there are some very cute combos especially from Marble/Momo and Babra/Rooster We processed 3 cockerels back in the fall, that was our first time. Well, Sir is gonna be going with our 16 Freedom Ranger Color Yields next Tuesday.

I have one in solitary confinement until processing day. He came at me one too many times. Couple mornings ago we found Stargazer buried in the waterer. We were both upset but Tenderheart bawled his little hobbit eyes out. Sweet guy hasn't had very good luck with the birds he's nursed out of a...

Yes, I do and I think your first guess is right! He looks more like a duckwing than a partridge or wheaten to me. Thank you, that's so much fun to know! I've been curious for months.

Oh yeah he's definitely a boy, already looking over everybody!