Recent content by Bird Nerd

Thank you for your response! I have not been on here much during this busy summer, but I appreciate the time you took answering my questions. DelcoChix, I have had the same experience. I have given Cedar Creek many opportunities to make things right, and working in customer service I know...

I have yet to contact the hatchery, I'm not 100% certain how many roosters I have and at the pace I'm going, I won't have any left! I wanted to update that I lost another chick last night, my second Bluebell, who was doing fine up until about 3 days ago when she started looking listless and...

Hahaha Delco Chix, I'll save my gas and just stick to looking at pictures of your pretty birds! The picture I was referring too was the second one in your post. The handsome rooster with the feathered feet. Those feet look just like my supposed French Wheaton Marans, but the coloring on mine...

Thanks everyone. Looks like I may have three cockerels on my hands, out of 5. What to do with them?

DelcoChix, looking at he first picture of your rooster, he looks like the coloring my (supposed French Wheaton) Marans from Cedar Creek is starting to show, rust head, dark body with lighter tipped wings. My avatar pic is it at 4 weeks, does it look familiar? My sister came over yesterday and...

Thanks for the input strawberryfields. It's nice to know it's not my fault! And I've learned my lesson. DelcoChix does have pretty roosters! If mine turn out that pretty I won't want to part with them!

5 weeks old Plymouth Barred Rock, I ordered sexed birds, and this one was feathered sexed, but it's the only one without tail feathers at this point. Could she be a he? It is the most curious, and always gets the bugs we throw in the brooder, but not aggressive at all. First time chick...

As a first time chicken owner (this is my first post too!) I ordered from Cedar Creek Hatchery because they were close and I only wanted 7 chicks, so I couldn't have them shipped. I was also impressed with their different breeds and the fact they say they were organic/gmo free birds. I ordered...