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So this will be a game of 20 questions. I'll give you some pictures of my roosters and hens, some of which are mutts themselves, and you can guess hen or roo and what breed. :) I'll put them each in a post so its easier to track. :) OK so here are the dads. Pure Silkie- Johnny Or Name that...

*update in #6* My poor orphington was just about picked up by a hawk but I was in the right place and the right time and shooed him off. Ever since then she is skittish and the others pick on her. I've had her separated for 2 weeks and she's still scared. What do I do?

I have these 3 silkie pullets (I think at least 1 of the black ones might be a cockerel) that have been together in this tractor since chicks. They don't roost but just huddle together in a box with bedding. can I introduce them into the main flock coop? Will they figure out how to roost? I even...

I had 2 stubbornly broody Austrlorp so I snuck some chicks under. Normally I put one hen with her chicks in this giant horse trough with a screen over the top and let them stay in there for a good long while. But, now that there's 2 mamas I'm not sure what to do. I put one mama in a cardboard...

If you asked me last week I would've said hen, but then she started crowing! Maybe it's obvious to you guys but she had me stumped. 15 weeks. What was I missing?

wondering what this hen might be. She's a barnyard mix of some sort. She's interesting with her Mohawk, yellow back feathers and more red breast.

here's the setup. 6 hens from last year. Then in March I added 5 chicks to a Broody hen so they are all integrated now but while they coexists, they stay in their cliques. Then I added 6 more chicks in April but they have always been separated and are currently in a chicken tractor (they also...

of all my straight run this year I was somehow lucky enough to end up with only one rooster. He's 15 weeks, crows somewhat incessantly, and is trying to get frisky with the pullets. I originally wanted a roo to help alert the flock to aerial predators but I'm not sure I like having him around...

Any idea what this one is? She has a fluffy white bum and a Mohawk.

my little Cochin. I think it's a pullet. I forget exactly how old :/but same age as the Delaware pullet.

my main predator problem is from birds of prey so lately I have been keeping the girls locked up. They aren't getting eaten now but they are not happy campers. Plus I have a dozen pullets who will eventually outgrow their current residence and I'll need more space. SO, what I think I need is a...

this one is starting to grow a Mohawk. :) it was born around 3/31. I don't know if it's a pullet or not yet either.

this barnyard mutt has these face feathers now. Any idea what it is? [/IMG]

it's only my second season with a full flock and this is my first malady to surface so I do t know what this is. She's the only one with it. Not sure if she was getting picked on or what it is. She is other wise healthy and lays almost every day. Sorry for the less than awesome photos.

one of my ladies lays these eggs with a swirl in it. I'm assuming it's just a normal variation but wanted to check. What do you think?

Here's what's up and I'm hoping you'll give me some pearls of wisdom to spare me the trial and error part of learning. We have a cool, works great. But, there's no run so we were just letting them all out to free range during the day. They loved this. But unfortunately so do the Hawks and...

I have 6 laying hens right now and 6 chicks running around. I'm trying to keep detailed records of the flock as I go along but I'm wondering how to keep track of which hens are how old. They slow egg production after a couple years right? And since I really dont know who is laying what most...

we are using the coop that was in existence already when we moved here. We have 8 hens but I would like to maintain a continual flock with broody hens and roosters. I'll post pics of what I have now and would love ideas on what makes it easier to have brooders and chicks with mamas. We can build...

i slipped some chicks under a broody hen and they've been doing great. They are 3 weeks old today and I live in Western WA. I set them up in a horse trough for the brooder and they started jumping out last week. Tonight I found 2 of the chicks in the brooder and one up on the roost with the...

I just had my first hen try to hatch chicks. The eggs ended up not being fertilized but I slipped some chicks under and she took them without missing a beat. Anyway, she was broody in the laying box so I didn't want the chicks jumping out from way up there. So I put them all into a giant horse...