Well its a cockerel. Thank you all for the opportunity to learn from you. His comb and wattles started coming out darker red and his tail feathers are the giveaway.
Hi,
I had a broody Silkie EE and my neighbor gave me a fertilized egg.
Here is the chick at 14 weeks. I need to know if it is a roo or not. I am new to chickens and have not had a roo before - and really am unsure I want a roo. Hoping you can help identify that from these pictures. Along...
I got a fertilized egg from a neighbor as I had a broody hen. The chick has hatched and I think she is a pullet at 8 weeks now. This was a great way to hatch one and mom does all the work.
I relocated to AZ from NC two years ago and got my first set of 4 chickens last year. They are now a year old and so much fun, although I lost my silver wyandotte in the heat last year. I added 3 more pullets this year and am having fun watching them grow. Learning how to integrate them tho...
I too live in Arizona and am relatively new to chickens. Last year, my 1 year olds were in my Omlet Eglu at night - 4 girls. I put a 1 gallon bottle of water in the freezer and put that ice block in the coop with them at night. I took out the droppings tray and put a fan angled upwards to the...