I've owned Australorps for years. I love this breed of chicken. They are one of my favorites breeds. Very sweet, get along well with everyone, love being pet and are great layers of large eggs. I will never be without Australorps in my flock.
I bought two speckled Sussex two years ago. Out of my 16 chickens, they are definitely one of my favorite breeds. There are very friendly and the first to run up to greet me in the morning. They are not afraid or flighty and tolerate confinement very well (as I do not let my chickens free...
I LOVE LOVE LOVE these chicken aprons. I ordered eleven (11) of them in different styles and every one of them is absolutely adorable. They are made extremely well and I love the snaps which make it easy to put the aprons on the chickens. The seller answered all my emails promptly and was...
I have owned German Shepherd dogs for 31 years. I have never had a problem with them hurting my chickens (or any other animal and that includes baby squirrels, parrots, cockatiels, rabbits, pet rats and other animals). I did get all of my German Shepherds as puppies and taught them not to hurt...
I have a fan in every one of my coops. I have a total of five coops. I have 21 chickens and not one is afraid of the fans. They just love being cooled off by the cool breeze. I had fans in my coops for over 12 years.....never had one problem. The only problem I ever had was when one of my...
All my chickens live here until they die from natural causes. They give to me and my family excellent eggs for as long as they can so I give back to them by keeping them as my pets from the time they are born till the time they die. I could never kill them nor could my husband.
Phew, am I relieved. Thank you so much for responding. I've owned chickens for over 12 years and never saw this reddish rash on any other rooster I ever had (and I have 5 roosters right now). Elmer is really sweet and I wouldn't want anything to happen to him. All my chickens and roosters...
I have two 5 month old buff orpington roosters. Both seem very healthy, are eating well and have good weight. I purchased them along with three other buff orpingtons. They are from the same clutch. All are very healthy except for one thing I noticed within the past week on one of my...
Looks like a pullet to me. Very pretty one too. I'm keeping my fingers crossed it's not a rooster. Good luck.
P.S. Under my signature name is a photo of my EE Rooster.
She most likely could have been saved. Here is a photo of my hen who was severely injured (totally ripped apart). I never thought she would live but I wanted to give her a chance. So I cleaned her wound every day, applied neosporin, gave an oral antibiotic and she healed up perfectly. In...
Thank goodness our township allows roosters. I'd be lost without mine. I love to hear their cock-a-doodle-dos. I have five roosters. I didn't want that many but that's what happens sometimes when you go to buy chicks and the the sign says "PULLETS ONLY"....I've gotten almost all my roosters...
I've been feeding layer food to my mixed flock for 12 years. Feeding layer food didn't affect my roosters at all. One rooster lived to over eight years old and my other rooster is going on nine years old. He is still in great shape (see recent photo of him). Right now I have four cockerels...
Terramycin is definitely one of the best ointments on the market for treating eye infections. I used it for years. I believe Tractor Supply does sell this. Put terramycin in her eye at least twice a day for about 3-5 days. I have used terramycin, with great results, on my horses, dogs...
They both look like boys. Very pretty too. I don't know what either breed is but I don't think it is a 100% buff orp. Here are some photos of my buff orps that are about 9 weeks old in the photo. As you can see in the photo, I have two are roosters. I named them Elmer and Henry.