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I have several (13 to be exact) cochin bantams that my daughter and I are raising. We picked them up at the hatchery, but didn't have a specific breed choice, so... This little hen is a (here's where I need the help) Silver Penciled Cochin Bantam Now, this little roo is a bit of a...

Ok, I just finished off building my Taj MaHen (Will post pics and a tale later...) But, now I have my old coop. I would like to use it for a duck house. It's about 16" off the ground, with a nice ramp. Question is, I'd like to get a couple of ducks later in the year, or early next. If I...

It's a little hard to see in the pic (phone doesn't take great photos, but you'll see the little guy's (?) head poking out under it's backside. It's kinda like an ostrich trying to put it's "head in the sand" (which I know they don't really do...) Oddest dern bird. :-) Guess it's earned it's...

I picked up an assortment of cochin bantams (and a couple of silkies) about 2 weeks ago. My daughter is raising them to show. We have one who has developed the habit of putting the crown of it's head on the floor of the brooder and shaking it around. Today at lunch I noticed the chick...

Background, the little girls are getting ready to start roaming in their chicken yard soon. I've been brooding them in the coop and they're just about fully feathered now. I plan on putting their feed (hopefully building the feeder tonight) in the yard, and setting up a nipple watering system...

whoops! forgot that part. SW Missouri.

Thought I'd take a moment to introduce myself. I'm new to raising chickens. We have 4 White Plymouth Rock pullets and 3 Red Sex Link pullets. We moved into the county a little over a year ago, and am looking forward to the eggs and the joy of having chickens around!

This is my first flock and the little girls are getting big enough to get out of the house and into the run, but the waterproofed ramp is slippery and they have to flap and fly to get back up, they don't seem real happy about trying to get down either. I have some leftover shingles and was...