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I have a naked neck rooster and 7 naked neck hens. They are not pure naked necks. I imagine they have been crossed with whomever many a time. I only have NNs, no other chickens. I was graced with 4 chicks this past year. Only one of them has a naked neck! I thought NN was the dominant gene so...

I'm new to all of this ie chickens, raising chicks, breeding, etc. I managed to get 4 chicks in my first year. Not a great outcome from 4 broody sessions, but hey, live and learn. 3 of the chicks look normal ie no naked necks, and one is a naked neck. Now, I live in Spain and my spanish isn't...

I'm hoping someone out there knows what I am going on about !! I have a very broody hen. She is now sitting on 9 eggs and being very good about,... so far...well it is only day 2 ! Anyway we live in a very very dry part of the world. There are some excellent advantages to this, for example, our...

Anyone got some advice on molting in spring ? I am new to this game. My first batch of chicks ever = 8 naked neck girls and 1 boy delivered as month old chicks in August last year. I was wanting to have a go at breeding, but all but two of my girls are molting really heavily. One of the ones...

Hi All, I wanted to share what I figure is a huge success with using EMs to soak and ferment my whole grains. EMs are Effective Microorganisms - a probiotic starter culture. After reading (in Harvey Ussery's book) that cracked grains are only at their best for up to 45 days and then start to go...

Hi ! We have, I know, too many roos for too few hens, 3 roos and 8 hens. The reason I bought 3 (it used to be 4 until we ate one for Christmas ) is because I wanted to pick the best one or two for breeding. This is all new to me but I have read Harvey Usserys book. I am looking for a calm...

I know chestnut extract is effective in keeping spiders away. Its non-toxic and won't harm the spiders or anything else. They just HATE the smell and won't get anywhere near where its been sprayed. Mites are related to arachnids. Has anyone tried chestnut extract ?:/

Hi All, Anyone heard of Abrocams ? By the way, I lurrrvvvve this forum. Thanks to the moderators and whoever set it up. Anyway, I live in Spain, am just about to purchase my first chickens, am leaning towards Jersey Giants, but have just seen that there is a largish dual purpose breed/hybrid...

Hi, I'm new to chickens and new to the forum. We live in the cave dwellers area of Andalucia, Spain. With our windy winters and searingly hot summers we thought a cave for the chickens would be great to protect them. It will be re-enforced with concrete blocks and joists so it will be...