we have an bramha called jeffery (think about it), quite a beautiful bird but unfortunately not liked much by our other 9 pullets. we have 5 gold lines, a silkie, an australorp, a light sussex and a cochin/pekin and all bar the pekin seem to bully her, even the silkie stands up to her. i noticed...
so during my daily check of the shed i found our very first egg today! a bit long but i expect a few funky shaped ones at first, but this one feels wierd. it feels hard boiled, nothing moving inside of it and feels hard. is this normal? i imagine there might be more than one yolk in there, as i...
we currently have 10 mixed breed hens and i am thinking of getting 2 female ducks for eggs and funky pets. The hens are still a bit agro with each other but will eventually settle down, but i was wondering if i could keep the ducks in the same shed as the hens? the shed is way bigger than they...
hi all! :D
me and my wife are fledgling keepers, we got 6 goldline pullets at easter as chicks, then 3 weeks ago a friend gave us 5 hens they didn't have room for, a cochin/pekin, australorp, light sussex, silkie and brahma (sp?). the poor little pekin takes a fair amount of bulling from all...