Recent content by Krystea

So thankful for this community. Thank you all very much!

Hi all! We received an EE ‘day old female’ from Meyer Hatchery this year and (s)he has me a little perplexed… was hoping some of the pros would have some insight as to her gender. All signs point to female- with the exception of those gnarly looking sickle feathers. She’s a little over 12 weeks...

Thanks for all of the helpful replies! Ironically, my 5 yr old took the memory card out of our trailcam last night and we hadn't got it back in yet... there are loads of hawks around here, so I wouldn't be surprised. The leaves are off the trees now, so there's not a ton of cover. We too have a...

Hi all! New to the community, but I've been using backyard as a resource for years :) Finally had an incident that would lead me to join/post... We have a flock of 18 hens, 1 rooster, that I periodically let out of their large enclosed run/coop during the day. Today, I found one of my...