Let my broody hatch out my first batch of chicks this year. The chicks are a little over 5 weeks old now. This one is a created cream legbar x white leghorn, which both have big combs. Do you think this chick is a pullet or a cockerel? I'm leaning more towards pullet, it's got such a big comb...
I have my Wyandotte hen sitting on 14 eggs after she insisted on being broody. Well it's day 10 and one of the eggs broke in the nest which caused the other eggs in the nest to get covered in yolk. The nest is cleaned but the rest eggs are covered in dried up yolk, some worse than others. Anyone...
First of all, I've converted the back bedroom of an old motor home into a chicken coop. I've got the placement of my roosts the way I want them, however my nesting boxes are below. They end up being in the way and I have to crouch down when I go to collect my eggs or clean the coop. I have all...
I got my first pullets in May this year and it has been a lot of fun! I decided to add a couple roosters as I would like to hatch my own chicks next year.
My first egg just appeared from my flock yesterday, cracked it open this morning to see if my roosters have been "taking care of business"...