Recent content by LaurenRitz

It depends on the pizza. I love it on almost all kinds. It provides a twist to a pepperoni or meat lovers so they're not so heavy.

I had a thought. A couple times my girls went broody and snakes got into the nest. Once, the hen broke broody. The next time (different hen) she tried to protect her nest and a bunch of the eggs got trampled. I watched her drag the crushed eggs out of the nest and eat them. From a survival...

For clarification, these will not be posted online or anywhere electronic. I suppose there's a possibility that someone might take pictures on their phone, but the presentation will be in person.

I would be interested in pictures. I don't think I am seeing your space. There must be some reason they don't think the "next" box is a good option.

If possible, or send them to me privately.

No problem. If necessary I'll just use my own birds. I just figured the presentation would be better with more examples.

I was asked to do a presentation on adaptive breeding in a few weeks. Could any of you help me by providing a good picture of one of your birds, what stage you're at (grex, proto-landrace, etc.), your general location, and which breeds are included in your population? Only if you feel...

I know a lot of people don't agree with me, but I think human breeding has inadvertently selected for a lot of counter-productive behaviors. So many generations have been hatched in incubators and brooded by humans that you get things like broken brooding instincts, Moms that don't know how to...

Thanks!

Are the other chickens in the picture the same age?

A friend is asking about breed and gender. I think pullet and some kind of bantam. Any ideas? Friend is not sure of the age, but we think about 12 weeks. Same age as the other she is perching beside.

I guess she thought I built her a nest. Not that I want to encoursge this, but she's happily arranging her space.

That was the intent. Thanks for pointing it out. Unfortunately the system won't allow me to make changes to the existing poll questions, only add new ones.

Interesting question. I have 2 broodies, both repeats. The first is a BA. She tends to let her chicks go somewhere around week 8. By that time she is laying again and visibly frustrated with the chicks. With her single hatchling she held out longer. He was 16 weeks when he died, and she was...

Aggression usually shows up between 16 and 30 weeks, in my experience. How big is this little guy compared to others his same age? Hoovers usually supplirs TS and they say their Jersey Giants are not bred for size but for egg laying.