you have a lot of hens but it doesn't look like you have enough space each hen needs at least 2 feet of roost space. but about the non roosting thing you need to find the biggest most dominate hen (she will be slightly bigger then the others and she will eat first or peck anyone who trys to eat...
i have an open question my anacona's stopped laying this winter which is strange because they laid eggs last year and the year before through the winter with no issues this year they stopped out of the blue mid January and i am stumped. I'm in north Central Texas and we are already seeing 80...
yeah i don't think i would be able to do that i normally only help with cleaning the carcasses i don't think i could deal with having a served head in my hands
yeah i'll try to barrow my brothers tablet it has a better camera but i don't see any mites and i have never seen any like this if the chick dies i will send it off to see what they are.
i am looking to process about 6 bantams but the thing is my gram's isn't going to be able to help me with the neck cutting so i was going to use an axe but i scared of missing the head if they move at the last second any suggestions?
so one of my bantams had hatched yet another few chicks without me knowing about it. two survived. And they where doing just fine they are about 2 weeks old until one day i go out to feed them and the two chicks are peeping their heads off but they didn't move from their nesting area. they stood...
the easyest way is to sit with them nearest to the food as possible within a few feet. its why i have a chair in or near all of my coops. just sit their reading a book etc and when they get to the point that they aren't scared to eat around you then you start in with treats my ducks are canned...
they should be ok but the thing I'm worried about is you trying to hatch in a untested bator but if you keep an eye on the temp and humidity for lock down it should be OK.