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You're probably right that it's your rooster. He is a big guy! He may have initially looked scruffy because of the moult that most chickens deal with. If you still have two roosters, one roo will dominance mount the other to maintain a pecking order. Especially if you originally had only the...

Your bird has probably grown out of this by now but it seems like there's always one in the group that shouts it's head off. When I get a chick that likes to shout and chirp I will take our spare tablet, plug it in near thw brooder and play ambient chicken sounds. Especially ones with a content...

Looks like a mix to me. You'll know when she reaches maturity. if her nose and paws and ears don't darken up all the way she is most likely a mix. We used to breed nz does to Cali bucks for meat, they are a vigorous and healthy crossbreed for that purpose. They usually look like this.

Long time, no peeps from me! It's been a busy year. I'm pregnant with our third baby, and this time around during the first trimester my energy levels had been horribly low. This strongly affected my ability to take care of my garden. I am feeling better now. The baby is due in mid-May, and is a...

It's likely her body is adjusting to laying. It's not impossible for a pullet to lay erratically at first. It shouldn't persist throughout her life and she will probably fall into a steadier laying pattern soon. If you wanted, you could pen the brahmas and silkie separately and see for sure...

My husband is back from military training after six months, and he wasted no time starting a new project. The Dream Coop, an A Frame that is shaping up nicely! He is the best husband ever. Perspective on the photo makes it look smaller than the current one, but it's 9x8. The current one is 3.5 x 5.

Yes my sis has a Sussex named Snowy, and she is the most friendly of her birds. These two are named Hershey (the wellsummer) and Graham Cracker (suspected Sussex) Graham Cracker has earned the name Graham Crackhead because she is a flighty little wacko

How's your chipmunk chick with dark legs feathering out?