How are your barred rocks when it comes to eggs and poopy butts? I hear so many good things about the breed however, my two both have various issues. They both get horrendous poop on their butt, and I need to wash them off quite often. One of them is on borrowed time because her eggs, if and when she lays them, come out without a shell and have been known to get stuck inside her. Eventually, she will need to be culled so I’m just giving her a good life until that happens. The vet believes she’s just an oddball and does not process the calcium correctly. The other hen is better but even she has weak shelled eggs from time to time. Luckily her eggs are small so they end up coming out just fine. I’m wondering if I got a bad from the hatchery 2 1/2 years ago. It is what it is, but I’m curious if this is something that happens with this breed all the time or if it was just luck of the draw. Your black chickens are very pretty. Do their feathers shine iridescent green in the sun? That’s what my two black chickens do. I love it!
All my chickens are sold eventually. I raise and sell different age groups. But the older barred rocks I had before I didn't have a problem with. A few of my clients will only buy from me as I raise them. They always tell me how good they're doing. My black ones are the Black Copper Marans. As soon as they are laying for awhile I'll be hatching and selling those as chicks.
How are your barred rocks when it comes to eggs and poopy butts? I hear so many good things about the breed however, my two both have various issues. They both get horrendous poop on their butt, and I need to wash them off quite often. One of them is on borrowed time because her eggs, if and when she lays them, come out without a shell and have been known to get stuck inside her. Eventually, she will need to be culled so I’m just giving her a good life until that happens. The vet believes she’s just an oddball and does not process the calcium correctly. The other hen is better but even she has weak shelled eggs from time to time. Luckily her eggs are small so they end up coming out just fine.
I’m wondering if I got a bad from the hatchery 2 1/2 years ago. It is what it is, but I’m curious if this is something that happens with this breed all the time or if it was just luck of the draw.
Your black chickens are very pretty. Do their feathers shine iridescent green in the sun? That’s what my two black chickens do. I love it!
All my chickens are sold eventually. I raise and sell different age groups. But the older barred rocks I had before I didn't have a problem with. A few of my clients will only buy from me as I raise them. They always tell me how good they're doing. My black ones are the Black Copper Marans. As soon as they are laying for awhile I'll be hatching and selling those as chicks.