I've just been given nine Nankin chicks and a broody Nankin bantam for my son (13) to raise for a lady in our village. She's a lovely lady and has said my son can choose two hens out of the hatch and she will give us an unrelated cockerel to make a trio. She is passionate about rare breeds...
We've been given 9 Nankin chicks and a broody Nankin hen from a nice lady in our village (UK).
My 13 year old son is going to nurture them until spring next year (5 months) and he will be able to choose two hens from the hatch to keep and she will give us an unrelated cockerel to start a new...
My 13 year old son wanted a dog or a cat, we compromised and I bought him 6 fertile Rhode Island Red eggs and borrowed his grandads ancient incubator. We now have 3 RIR girls and a cockerel and a Legbar girl that came out of a Burford Brown egg.