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t They look like brown leghorns or welsummers

Not natural hatching because I bought them for her today, but natural raising for me. Molly has been giving me the side eyed stare when...

it will grow places that get rather wet, but it does need dry and heat enough to sprout. if you've had any success growing moss roses...

Probably. They actually eat a lot that the other birds don't bother with. I don't think we actually have any here. How does it do with...

will they eat purslane?

My large fowl free range. Weirdest thing they eat is the moss in any season that isn't summer. Silkies can't. They have a courtyard...

This is true -- chicken breeds are developed for our desired uses. Personally, I prefer the heavier breeds but, I rarely butcher...

Jump to 23:48, this is where they get to the point

I got 10 eggs yesterday so that tells me the only hen not laying is mamma #3 The 3 week olds The 7&6 week olds And todays eggs

All is well in the Welsummer coop! chick set#1 is 7 weeks old Set #2 is 6 weeks old and set #3 is 3 weeks old Set 1 &2 have been...

the 2, 6 week olds enjoying the outdoor roost one of the 6 week olds likes to sleep with the adults and wanted to sleep next to...

Actually the pecking order is as it was, and the hens do settle their own business, if they get is a fight rooster takes action and sets...

I often have that in the incubator. The first broody hatch (with eggs added at different later dates) had a hen try to help the last...

Mamma #1 stopped picking at the chicks, she does ignore them all day and did roost last night with them, but she didnt go in for the...

momma #3 was acting like if she didnt get out of that cage she was going to go berserk-- so,, I took the bait and said ok, I removed the...