This breed is my favorite thus far. We have had Speckled Sussex sine we started raising chickens in 2014. They are very docile towards other chickens unlike our Easter Eggers or Aracanas who are just plain bullies. They lay every day and through all seasons. They tend to be broodier than my...
I wouldn't removed the scab but I would use hot compress on it to make sure there isn't any puss underneath building up, which will also help to soften the scab and allow it to come of on it own when its ready. Also an ointment will help the skin stay moist and soft and heal. I would say its...
have you doctored on her any? Over the year we have had a multitude of chickens with wounds, that a littler antiseptic and antibiotic ointment healed in no time.
Hercules was a male Muscovy a breed of geese not actually a duck. We bought him a mate and soon after she hatched out their first batch of eggs she left him with the babies. She obviously wasn't into being a parent. He raised every baby just like a mother would.
I have been raising chickens for about 4 or 5 years, my wife about 50+. They are such an entertaining species. We have about 22 adult chickens and 6 new "whittes". We love to watch them grow. The only downside is tryin to keep them out of the gardens in the spring and summer. We have had a lot...
Check out mypetchicken.com... when we decided to start the chicken thing ... This is where I went to help me get a general idea about what kind of laying chicken lays what blah blah blah... Plus I wanted to figure out which chickens lay color eggs... I knew from getting eggs from the neighbor...
It's not to early tell but in pictures it's hard ... I have 14 and it's easy to tell sex but only in person when comparing them together.. Females have smaller legs and feet... Smaller beaks .. Shorter breast/chest And are just smaller in general... When ours first hatched I had to look up how...
We have 22 free chickens. 2 roosters and 20 hens. They are all young we just got them in March. We have a huge chicken coop that they roost in at night but are free range during the day. They put go in their coop on their own every night. We feed them "super cock" twice a day plus scraps when we...
Do drakes normally care and raise the ducklings? Our hen stayed with them for the first week because we made her(they were kept up.) But when we let them all out she kicked rocks... she only flys by to check up but never lands. We think she is already sitting again and hangs out at a neighbors...
We finally found a drake for our lonesome hen buddy. The guy we bought him from insisted that he was too much for one hen so we bought a hen too. The first day they all three stuck together like birds of a feather. But every days since Buddy and Hercules seem to be in love and don't go near...
We have one Muscovy. She's spoiled and was raised as an only duck with chickens ... We want to get her some friends. Does anyone have any idea where I could find some for sale anywhere close to va ??????