I hatch all color eggs together, Some one just wrote me and said do not hatch Marans eggs with other colored eggs. I called people who raised Marans and all they said was to dry incubate at lower humidity for Marans.
One of my oldest hens lived until she was 13 and she laid eggs too. Plus she had only a stump for a leg. Got under a horse and the foot was popped off. We taped a popsicle stick on it until it healed. PS we renamed her Peg Leg. She was a red cross link hen.
I've more pit bull dogs eat though the chain link s pens and kill chickens. Once a pit and a chihuahua mute killed 26 chickens just for fun. The chihuahua carried afull grown chicken home with him.. My neighbor saw them... Get rid of the dog....
Cut his head off! Thats what rooster do breed hens and fight with the other roosters. Now if he is a expensive rooster just pen him away from the hens... Simple
Grab him and carry him around for a while. Do it each time you feed. He soon learn to stay away from you... Personally he would have already been Chihuahua food at my house. Your children could lose a eye with a bad rooster.....
I am about out of Blue egg layers. Going to cross my old crème legbars to the only Easter egger roo. Between the neighbor dogs and the fox they pretty much killed every thing off. Been watching for some wheaten amerucanas or eggs for them. But so far no luck.. Don't want to hatch to many...
California Stores are empty. I haven't been to town in 2 weeks. My daughter will pick up what I need. Luckily I have a freeze full of meat and lots of can goods...Down to the last pack of toilet paper. Seniors are advised to stay home. which is no problem for me. Have plenty to keep me...
Just realized my game hen I swapped Marans eggs and marans crosses with her eggs On march 20th at 7:00PM.12 Can I play? I don't expect much of a hatch but I love following along with you all.
I also have the dickie bator set with 50 eggs. But they were set the 26th
Hello Ron
I am back. Met you at Karens house in Turlock years ago. I really haven't hatch many chicks in a long time. I really got a hatch a acholic plus way to many chickens then... Really miss the Easter hatch so I am going to watch you all have fun.. My hen are getting old so going...
I used to make jelly when the kids were home (I'm 70) My daughter makes Jam now. They went back to their raising. I was very surprise My son had his sister show him how to make jam for his family this year. (I was so proud of both of them) They made hot pepper jam, with apricot, peach...
I got out of breeding chickens for a long time. Only have my old crème legbars. some old mixed marans a few pure bred, some naked necks. Most of the amerucana have died (old age and fox invasions.
My roosters just killed my last wheat amerucana ( I was so sad) my favorite rooster.
I...
I have never raised bantams. ((tiny) My friend in Oklahoma is hatching some. They seem to be born with pasty butt and died within a day. Plus they chirp constantly.
Any ideas so I can help her
thank you.
Is it possible that the hens have coccidiosis and pass it to the chicks. PS chicks...