They will have blueish/green legs also. Could be a cross between RIR & ameraucana. Just thinking ...
Here is my Rooster & He does have the blueish/green legs & 100% Rooster :-)
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My RIR recently has hatched 7 chicks. She is eating the starter feed along with the babies & really haven't seen her eat her regular food. Is this ok ?
Well out of the 18 eggs that Lucy was sitting on only 7 hatched & they are growing like weeds. They all look active & starting to dust & eating & drinking . Lucy is a great mom. On day 26 I felt the eggs that haven't hatched & they were cold so I got rid of those. I think these 7 chicks will be...
& of the chicks hatched on the 21-23 day ... Now there are other eggs which haven't yet hatched. When should we remove the unhatched eggs ? I'm thinking they sat in the coop too long before the hen decided to sit on them.
I'm afraid to let her run around the yard & the rooster chasing her til she has her head stuck in the fence & stays there til I go & get her. Does this sound normal to you ? I don't want him to hurt her. Usually I have to pick her up within a couple of minutes to save her. What should I do...
We have recently got a old hen . She looks old & doens't lay eggs. The problem is the young rooster ( 8 months old ) we have had wants to chase her & try to mate with her. She runs & screams like someone is killing her. She wants NOTHING to do with the rooster. Her days of mating are over. Will...