We have two mature Americauna hens and recently got a third, but this one has a BEARD!! Now I'm wondering if we ended up with a rooster by mistake? If not, is there something wrong with her, or do some just grow beards? She looks exactly like Cutie (almost hawk-like coloration) except for THIS...
My son is raising eleven chickens (different breeds) for both a Boy Scout and 4H project. We let them free range on our 4 acre wooded lot from about 7am until 7pm every day. Well, tonight at about 4pm, we heard some God-awful noises coming from our back porch. We quickly went out to look and saw...
So, my wife comes home one day and tells me my 2 kids are going to start a project for 4-H and possible scouts. We're going to raise some chickens from chicks and get some eggs out of it too. So, they convince my mother-in-law that this is a good idea and come home with 6 chicks (3 reds and 3...