what do you all think? I'm sure its a cockerel and i'd love to keep him but we can't have roo's. I'm in Livermore, CA if anyones interested. He's about 3 months old.
It's a Ameraucana/EE
Is it possible to go broody more than once a year?
I had two of my girls go broody a month ago and they just started again. I think it may be because the weather has warmed again.
I have had chickens about a year now and want to add a few more to my flock. I have a local feed store that has the girls I want ( Ameraucauna, Cuckoo Maran and a Russian Orloff) but I keep seeing mention of "feed store chicks" versus "hatchery chicks." What is the difference? I'm guessing it's...
I'm looking for some ideas for a fence around my garden that will keep my chickens out. My 4 foot one didn't work and am leaning towards removing the top rung.
Hello-
We 're looking to expand our flock in the coming spring. We are looking for a Cuckcoo Maran, Spreckled Sussex and or a Ameraucana.
Ideally, I'd like to get them old enough to just put out with our existing flock in April-early June.
I'm in the San Francisco bay area but woud be ok with...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am new to them. We've (my wife and I) only had ours about 2 months or so. She had them when she was a kid in Ohio but it's my first go around. It took me almost a month just to build the coop!
(2) How many chickens do you have...
We have a Spreckled Sussex, about 3 months old that doesn't seem to be growing. She eats and drinks but isn't getting any bigger- she's about 1/2 to a 1/3 of the size as the others who are the same age. She still peeps a lot more than the others too. I thought I'd see if she'd catch up but I'm...