does any one here own isa browns because im am buying them and would like some info
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does any one here own isa browns because im am buying them and would like some info
Thanks you very much it has helped alot i also was wondering if there roosters are very mean as i currently have a rooster who is very skittish and will attack you even for petting one of my hens.Isa browns are technically a cross breed between a dozen or so breeds, bred specifically for laying eggs. Short of an Australorp they are probably one of the best layers.
They certainly have very flamboyant personalities. Our two always are the first to run up to us for food, will wait at our back step if they know we are there or will follow us around in the yard. They aren't a loud bird, not compared to a silkie or Wyandotte after laying an egg. That we learnt by experience.
However they can be, so I've been told by others, that they can be quite aggressive towards other birds. We bought ours at the start around 8 weeks old, with the rest being older. Now our two are fine. Of course any new chicks are kept separate until the two are use to them. We had three week olds running around them. They were fine but we did watch them closely, just to be safe but no they're fine. They do sit high on the pecking order.
They jump. We learnt that very quickly. One of ours we swore had leghorn in her. Anyway, we found that she could jump our back wire fence at around 1-1.5m fence. It's raised now to almost 2-2.5.
Like most breeds their egg production drops off after two years which is when most cull but can keep laying for years after, just not as much. We'll be doing that.
Out of our entire flock they do have one of the most distinct personalities. My advice, buy them as chicks or around 8 weeks and introduce slowly. They can be a bit of a bully breed but I'm not 100% sure since ours are fairly mild tempered! apart from the odd scuffle over food.
Hope this helped
Start small!
My bantams maintain, no matter WHAT I do, Northern Fowl Mites, which can make them bloody, scabbed, and utterly miserable if the mites get bad. Currently (since fall) I have been BOTH dusting each chickens vent with Sevin dust, and also applying 3 drops of Ivomec Pour-On to the base of each chickens skull. EVERY WEEKEND, without fail. It's the only way I can keep them (visibly) mite free.
I have to discard their eggs.
I've got our regimen down to a fast pattern, now, but--seven bantams is a lot less time and fuss than 40 standards! Start small, see what problems you encounter.
And yes, my henhouse was new, and it and run are clean; I scoop droppings every day, and wash and spray the henhouse in summer. Sparrows can squeeze through poultry netting.
In the summer, when it's hot enough, I also bathe them to knock off any I can, and spray each one with non-toxic spray, since I don't want use chemicals in the summer when I can employ gentler means. In winter, however, I can't use a wet spray on them, hence the chemicals.
(No, diatomaceous earth did not do a THING for the mites.)
If I didn't do all this work, the mites would be horrible.
Again, start small, and don't add birds to your flock without quarantine! Even then, pests can hitchhike in. Make sure you enjoy them enough to do all the work it can take.
Thanks you very much it has helped alot i also was wondering if there roosters are very mean as i currently have a rooster who is very skittish and will attack you even for petting one of my hens.
Thanks you very much it has helped alot i also was wondering if there roosters are very mean as i currently have a rooster who is very skittish and will attack you even for petting one of my hens.
I don't know about hormones, but one of mine decided that I was good practice. I thought the attack behaviour was great but then I lost a pullet to a dog - where was "the man" then? The day he took a chunk out of my ear was the last straw - he's the chicken soup that's getting me over my cold/flu right now. The rest of my boys are nice, but none are great protectors. My biggest boy was perched on top of a tree the entire time of the second dog attack - and stayed there long after the ordeal was over.Roos may be just a bit hormonal this time of year no matter what breed and they're protective of their hens if you touch them. If a roo behaves badly year-round than I would say that is one you don't want to keep - wonder if anyone else is noticing the hormonal mood going up in their normally gentle roos?
I don't know about hormones, but one of mine decided that I was good practice. I thought the attack behaviour was great but then I lost a pullet to a dog - where was "the man" then? The day he took a chunk out of my ear was the last straw - he's the chicken soup that's getting me over my cold/flu right now. The rest of my boys are nice, but none are great protectors. My biggest boy was perched on top of a tree the entire time of the second dog attack - and stayed there long after the ordeal was over.