I need advice. I brought home 2 emu chicks when they were 2 wks old. I tried keeping them in the house in a brooder type set up that I made out of doggie play pen panels, artificial grass, and a heat lamp... but my house dogs wouldn't leave them alone and I didn't want to risk an accidental...
I have a rooster that I held back to grow out because to me he seemed to be "different" and I wanted to wait and see how he developed. It has now been suggested by a few people that have seen him, that he is a Lemon Blue LF Cochin?
The flock that he was hatched from consists of a blue LF cochin...
I used my GQF 1550 hatcher all last year and actually only shut it down for a couple months over the winter to give it a good clean out and deep scrubbing. Had ZERO issues with it, That is until now! After the last several hatches I've noticed that when I'm remove the big hatching box at the...
Hello to All,
I'm April from Texas and I own/manage 3R Livestock & Fowl, which is our family farm.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Not new, But always learning! I have been around and raised chickens since childhood.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now...