Recent content by Becrab

Looking for picture of the inside of 4x8 coops. Looking for ideas for roost bars and nesting box locations.

definitely a good looking boy

I haven't done this cross yet, we had to get rid of the blue roo. I did do a black ameraucauna/ blue orpington cross and all the chicks ended up black with muffs, but I just think that was luck. Theoretically it should be 50/50.

I texted you, lol. I just wasn’t sure which one you’d see first

ISO bbs Australorp hatching eggs that can be shipped to washinngton

We hatched eggs shipped from the midwest this fall and had a 60% hatch rate, which isn't bad for shipped eggs. There's so many variables with shipped eggs. I wouldn't worry about the xray, the biggest issue is how the post office handles them, so make sure they are packaged well. It can help to...

I've started them on corid, we'll see what happens. It's either my BCM or my Penedesenca .

They are on natural farm feed grower. They get dried meal worms and sprouts for treats. They’ve always seemed to have more red in their feces than I remember my other chicks having. When I first got them at 2 weeks old, I treated with 2 teaspoon corid for 7 days and then I did another dose of 1...

It was under their roost. Everyone seems to be acting ok, but it seemed like more red than usual. They just got moved outside last week from garage brooder.

13 week old chicks. Is this normal or should I be concerned?

I lost my favorite girl and I'm trying to figure out what to do with her remains. My yard isn't big enough for me to start burying birds and I'm not throwing her in the trash, so I'm thinking about cremating her. Is there anyway to do this without my property smelling like burnt chicken? I have...

I got chicks much later this year and am wondering when to move them off heat and outside. It's dropping to low 50's here at night. They are getting big for the brooder, but still seem to be missing some back feathers. Theres a mix of Salmon Faverolles and Orpingtons. Ranging from 6 weeks to 11...