We love this sweet Ancona but are still unsure on gender! He/she is 11 weeks old. No quacking-- still peeping like a duckling? Is this normal? No drake feather- any other ways to tell. We're 99% sure the welsh harlequin buddy is a drake!
These 6 chicks were hatched by 2 of my hens but the eggs came from a friends farm. They are barnyard mixes from an EE Roo, a Silkie Roo and a leghorn Roo and a bunch RIR, EE, Silkie and rock hens. Basically they are mutts!!
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#6 questionable!! Awfully...
Rainy day today and when I got out to the run our 2 week old WH had this injury :( It isn't bleeding but is raw and red. Any ideas on what happened and how I can help her? Eating and drinking just fine--walking around with the others ok
I have an 8x6 coop and a 15x15 run. How many chickens would you think would comfortably fit in here and stay warm in the winter. I have 16 chicks right now (5 bantams and 11 standards) but have a feeling I need to sell a few as they are getting bigger but I want them to stay warm this winter. As...
She is a little over a week old and I am stumped! One of my favs so I'll keep her no matter what but just don't know what she is! I tried to get pictures of wings, comb feet etc. Thanks so much for your help!
These little chicks are about a week old. I think 2 RIR and 2 SS but don't know for sure and keep flip-flopping on who is who! There are 2 pics of each chick --4 chicks total.
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THANK YOU!! I'm splitting this order with a friend...
So I have a little Black EE chick and was hoping to see some pics of black EE's or EE's that started as black chicks! Anyone have some EE-love to share?
60 chicks arrived yesterday --with 3 DOA. Then we lost 2 little bantams by the end of the day. 1 other little bantam looked listless --wasn't getting up --I moved it to a separate box and help give it some water etc. She makes it through the night but we loose 2 more --1 bantam Polish and...
Any way to tell apart these chicks? I have chicks hatched a few days ago and should have a few of each but they all look the same to me-- black with little spots on their heads! Also the Speckled Sussex and the RIR's? Any tips for distinguishing the two would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
So the hen is hatching about 10 eggs and has been sitting dutifully for 2 weeks. She is in the coop with the others and no one has been bothering her. She gets off about every other day to get food and water. Today she got off and when I got home from work she was in the wrong nest box sitting...
I have 1 White-Crested Blue Polish who really cannot see a thing! She heads out with the rest of the flock to free-range but then gets lost from the others. Last night she didn't make it back to the coop. We looked everywhere for her but didn't find her --she has gone missing before and is very...
hmmm Ok, these feathers aren't pointy but they are taking on a "saddle" like appearance? Not much on the comb/wattle scene yet --so I'm hoping she just has some long feathers? Maybe?
Ok this sweet chick came from MPC. It was a chipmunk colored chick and I narrowed it down to a Speckled Sussex, Brown Leghorn or Welsummer. I have to admit, I was crossing my fingers for a Welsummer and even named her Toby (short for Toblerone) in anticipation of chocolate-colored eggs! As luck...
Ok I am thinking I have a Welsummer and a Dominique --but not positive! These came from MPC's assorted standards. Thanks
Options for this little lady are: Welsummer, Speckled Sussex or Brown Leghorn. I'm leaning toward Welsummer but again --not sure! Would love any help!
And I think this...
Hi there these are from the assorted standards from MPC --they are about a week old. These aren't the ones I'm keeping but I want to know when people come to pick theirs up what to tell them! I'll put my guesses before each picture but I am not very good at this!! Thanks so much for your help...
Like surprises? Or just want some cool-looking standard chicks that are female --I'll be getting 25 chicks on May 12th --these will be assorted breeds -I can identify a handful of breeds if there are any you are looking for specifically. All chickies come with a small bag of chick feed to get...