I would highly suggest stocking up on dewormer (egg withdrawal no matter what) and either elector psp (no egg withdrawal but expensive) or permethrin (longer egg withdrawal but cheaper). Egg withdrawal is meaning a time where humans should not consume their eggs. Whist it is chemicals, there is...
Congrats! Sometimes the classes are small so there is a larger chance to be able to win. Hatcheries aren't known for their incredible quality but there are some decent birds that can pop up once and a while. I had a decent wyandotte a few years back that was a hatchery bird. Never shower her but...
It could be opal possibly but a very washed out one 🤷♀️ Its feathers do look to have that shredder gene somehwere. They still could be the frost white legbars as frost whites aren’t exactly a true breed and more of a mix of a mix. Here are some images of my opal legbars when they were pullets...
They all seem to be frost white legbars. Opal legbars are more purpley. Well, 2 may be a white rock but I am unsure. They all look to be pullets.
You got lucky! They should be spunky and personable birds. I miss my legbars haha.
Whoops, 1 just loaded in for me. Legbar based easter egger
Any large cardboard boxes can also work perfectly. I have seen people also use random plastic boxes with holes in it. Honestly, anything that they can breathe in and fit in somewhat comfortably will work in a rush. Your temporary hen setup at your parents’ sounds actually really good. Make sure...
Thats absolutely horrible! I an so glad you guys were safe and some of the babies made it out :hugs These guys could be pure legbar however I would not personally breed them due to the not distinct patterning as a chick. Plus one has no crest whatsoever. Still very cute girls and hopefully you...
I have a younger flock currently (oldest is 3) and have already had a multitude of hens who have died to to natural causes (2 reproductive issues and ones eye had an injury it never healed properly from). My oldest hen is doing good and it would be awesome for her to live long. I would love to...
Call ducklings are bantams so they are much smaller and therefore much more fragile to vent sex. Same goes for bantam chickens, they wont sex them due to their smaller size and higher risk for injury.
Some birds are just not brilliant and like to sleep outside. Keep putting her into the coop at night, hopefully if that is a daily thing that happens, she will relearn that coop means where she sleeps.