life keeps gettin' in the way of my chicken thread trolling, but you are all still where I go for advice before I make a poor decision and buy the chicks anyway.
any advice? anyone?
JJ
nobody mentioned any names on purpose. no need to apologise. jokes, just jokes
I just received an email from the 4k teacher that the eggs are hatching early! Every year it is a struggle to have them hatch when the kids are there to see.
JJ
nice to see some chicken talk on here for a change. I thought we could change it to "back yard crab . com" for awhile there.
we have our eggs in lock down at the 4k class this week.
Hopefully they will be hatching some of Cuties BLRW chickies.
photos to come.
JJ
The ruffed legged hawk I had here last fall did exactly that, right next to my house. I SSScared him away and he never came back. I think that is a normal predator behavior to take off the head and then start with innards.
JJ
the news this morning reported another 800,000 birds identified with Avian Influenza to be destroyed.
All on one farm.
the price of eggs has to be effected, right?
I have blue egg laying hens and roos that are ameraucana, buff orpington(free to a good home) and 5 TOED buckeye.
We incubated all blue eggs.
the yellow guys might be buff or wheaton. the 2 darkies could be anything.
JJ
I keep forgetting to post my new chick pics for this year
this guy is the lovable problem child of the group..To me, it looks like a penguin baby.
it hatched ok, but had a splayed leg right away, and learned quickly to wiggle out of the straw and rubber band leg brace. finally I...