Articles by Buckeye Amy
I've been noticing a lot of posts lately in which people are asking about the gender of their 3 month old Easter Eggers. There is a misconception that curved tail feathers at that age indicate a cockerel. This is simply not true! At the age of 11 to 14 weeks, the birds are not sexually mature...
The story of Moony, the little black chick named after a well-known Leghorn enthusiast here on Backyard Chickens.
Moony hatched on May 4, 2025, the baby of a favorite olive egger named Sidney. This is Sidney last summer when she was 2 years old.
Sidney's mother, Delphine, was a well-bred...
It's been a long time in planning and construction, but the Chick Chalet is finally complete! In February I approached my son with my idea for a small chicken tractor suitable for raising chicks or providing a private place for a broody hen to set eggs for me. He drew up the plans on his tablet...
There is more than one way to use the "see but don't touch" integration method. You can set up a small pen within a larger pen, or use a divider to separate the newcomers from the main flock. I'm just lucky enough to have two coops to do it.
I have two groups of youngsters; a small group of...