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We changed the serama bantams' bedding. It is now hemp instead of clay. Our last clay litter (a different brand) was so very dusty and it made them itchy, so they would dust bathe, which made more dust and round and round it went. It was not as good at keeping the smell down either, even though it was 100% bentonite like…
I have 7 eggs set. I will add one tomorrow if she lays. Lockdown will be Dec. 15th, with hatch to follow Dec. 16-18 if all goes well. Pure serama eggs are not known for their great hatch rate nor chick viability in the first 24 hr. My hen still doesn't know what the eggs are. She announces & so does the rooster (in a lot…
I bought a heritage turkey from a local farmer for this Thanksgiving. I wish that I could remember the breed; they have predominately white feathers and I believe the name starts with a "B". I have cooked many fresh, pasture-raised turkeys, but never (to my knowledge) a heritage bird. It weighs 13 lbs. (dressed) and has…
Hello all chick and chicken lovers! I have been hatching out silkies and silkie mixes and have seen some cute outcomes so far. The picture is if 4 week old chicks. What color would you call these? Splash? I think it is funny to note that when the faverolle chicks hatched their legs were not blue, they have pigmented as…
My daughter's chickens use their beaks like shovels to drag out the pellet or crumble food out of their food containers. We use a chicken feeder like the included picture. We have tried hanging it, putting it up on cement blocks, but the chicken litter gets clogged in it to the point where the chickens do not eat from it.…
