I looking into breeding ayam cemani but I want to good breeding stalk. I been reading on the FM gene how do I tell which chicks are the best and more importantly which will make poor breeding stalk. They are for sale on Craigslist for $30 I sold them some silkies last year she seemed...
I'm at a cross road I'm either going to have to raise the pice on my bearded silkies or start buying cheaper food I sell them for $5 but i see plenty of people selling for $10 my silkies are good Quality. I feed all my chickens Kalmbach feed.
She been molting for 6 months I accidentally triggered a stress molt in 2 hens moving them around 2 coops 1 hen recovered normally. But one is growing feathers back at a extremely slow rate . She also seems to still laying eggs. I have feeding her kalmbach feathers fixer for the last 4 months it...
I have a 6 going on 7 year old top hat buff silkie rosters. I know he considered an old rosters but he still acts like a sping chicken. I yet to find a better quality or gentle rosters. I already working on plans on raising up some new rooster from my own flock and building a retirement coop...
is there a coccidiosis ground treatment for chickens coops runs we had a bad outbreak last summer. People all around here lost chicks. I lost 8 myself. I been giving all my ckicks corid ever scene to be safe but I would like to eradicated from my ground.
I want to free range but I'm afraid of halks and dogs. I got 3 Ameraucana. I got silkies to but I don't dare let them free range. the hawks are not to much bigger then the Ameraucana so I'm not sure if they would go after them. I think they are red tale hawks. I guess they could fly away from...
I want to make or make or buy a chicken first aid kit. I never really had a sick chicken. But I'm a worrier. I would like to have one with chicken antibiotics. Any other first aid things that come in handy. What do I need for a good one!