I was given a dozen hatching eggs. They are about 18 weeks now. I know for sure I have one hen[/IMG] but the rest look like roosters to me. I am hoping that I'm wrong. If they have blue feathers in their tails, does that mean they are roos?
I know this one is a hen.
Last summer we had a few hens from a local breeder get sick and die. I sent one off for a necropsy to make sure that it wasn't Marek's disease. The results came back negative. About a month ago we had a healthy rooster all of a sudden get weak in the legs where he could not walk and he...
We have 15 chickens right now. We have never had any problems with disease until this past Summer. I bought a dozen chicks from a local breeder in May. Within two days two of the chicks had died from cocci. She replaced them and we treated all the chicks and fora little while they seemed...
Hi...I wanted to introduce myself. We have had chickens for about 4 years. We have had a great experience until recently encountering some problems. I have lurked here for a long time but finally created an account. :)