I've got three 4 week Australorps (2 males) and five 2 week Lemon Cuckoo Orps (three males). I have them out in playpens during the day, and I bring them in at night. So far I have been putting the older chicks together in one pen and the younger ones in the smaller pen. I'm thinking about...
Here are my five lemony chicks. Yes, I carry them in a bucket.
The three heads on top all have notable combs that are starting to blush. The bottom two do not have this. How safe am I in looking to re-home the three that look like roos? What are the chances that I might give them away and they...
So. I'm thinking that red comb and wattles (two on ground) means "cockerel," right? Is there any chance at all that the one under the bar is a pullet? I ask because its feathers are very different from the blurry boy in the foreground--blunt-tipped and very webby, while the blurry one has...
Hello, poultry people.
I'm a total newb at this, but having lurked here intensively for about a week, I feel almost confident in jumping into your world! My plan is to rent an incubator, order some eggs, and build a coop/enclosed run in my backyard, and I look forward to the companionship of...