We got 4 more chicks about 2 weeks ago from TSC out of the assorted bantam brooder. This little thing is such a little character. It has feathering on legs and feet. Is this little one a d'uccle? We have another one that's white with some light blue also.
We have some buff laced polish chicks and silver laced polish chicks. When they get to a mature size and start to lay I'm wondering what colors the chicks will be if we let them all stay together. I've looked it up but wondering if anyone could help me out. Will they be able to be sexed at hatch...
I had one polish chick die and 2 others now have it. What am I doing wrong? I've had lots of chicks and this has only happened to one other time with 1 chick out of 20 or 30. I cleaned the one who died a few days in a row and when I got home from work yesterday it had passed. Help me help them...
I'm going meet someone selling exotic chickens. My DH wants some mottled houdans. Are they able to be sexed as chicks? We would like 2 hens and a roo. What are some tips I can use to pick them out?
Hey everyone. I'm wondering if it's an EE.. I picked EE chicks from 2 different sellers (some mailed and some in store). The first ones came in from hoovers and out of 10, 4 died during shipping 5 more shortly after arrival and only 1 made it. Lucky chick! When I got them in I noticed none of...
Hey everyone. I'm wondering if it's an EE.. I picked EE chicks from 2 different sellers (some mailed and some in store). The first ones came in from hoovers and out of 10, 4 died during shipping 5 more shortly after arrival and only 1 made it. Lucky chick! When I got them in I noticed none of...
Hello everyone! Heather here, from SE Louisiana! We used to have chickens about 5 years ago, for 2 or 3 years. We gave away all of our oe bantams then got stuck with a bunch of roos after our new hens got eaten by raccoons and just gave up. But, we're back at it. This time we got 8 hens and 1...
We got a few EE chicks to add to the coop and I'm really hoping for one(or more) to have blueish feathering. I might be obsessed with the lavender and blue chickens! :p Any who.. does this baby looks like she(🤞) will have blueish feathers or am I just craycray? Hope everyone has a great weekend...
Ya'll! I really have an olive Egger! I'm so happy! We now have cream, bluegreen, olive, and light brown eggs! Looking for some black copper marans to add for those chocolate eggs and I will be the happiest chicken lady EVER!
I want to start a raisef bed garden. If i use news paper or card board should i put sone coffe grounds down first with egg shells and peels and then the paper or cardboard with the soil over. And if i till up a hill and add weed stop and composted soil with the regular dirt will that be okay...
If I collect from today until the 14th and set. (Of course after established salability of bator) would these dates be correct.. April 4th hatch day, 21st one week candleing, 28th 2 week candleing and then I'd take them off the Turner the 31st or 1st(help me here). I would like to try dry...
I plan to use this coop for a long time. I have 9 growing chicks to home there. Im thinking about the height still. Anyhow..do you think this floor plan will be okay. How many chickens would you keep in here? The food and water would hang below the nest boxes and if not id put it in the run. The...