Recent content by Chickenlover88

Ok thanks guys. I know this is an odd problem for a broiler but she doesn't seem to be eating. I'm thinking it's because she isn't used to the food bowls and type of food i'm giving her. I've offered both pellets and crumble and she hasn't really eaten much yet. She drinks plenty though...

Thanks guys. No I don't have any other chickens right now. She weighs 12 pounds. She is a lucky girl. How old are these breeders before they are sent to slaughter?

I'm thinking she came from a breeder operation. Really not sure though.

Here is a small update. She is living in a large rabbit hutch (10 ft x 3ft) during the day and in a dog kennel at night. Since she smelled like a chicken house and I have to handle her on a regular basis I gave her a bath. She now smells good. While I was blow drying her she layed a medium...

Yeah my grandmother lives in a very small town and the blood on this girl was very fresh so it must have happened just a few minutes before I found her.

Well I was driving home from my grandmother's house and spotted a giant white chicken in the road. I turned right around when I got a chance and brought it home. (this is a 1 1/2 hour drive by the way). I believe she fell out of a truck. She has several injuries, a missing toe, a missing...

I still stick with my guess of game hen.

Thanks everyone! Lets hope the second white one is a pullet because sadly I left for two days with my parents in charge. I gave them instructions and all but one of the babies got out. They didn't even bother to try to catch them and now all are gone but the second little white one...

Here are some pics of my 8 little chicks. All the first ones are 1/4th salmon faverolle 1/4th cochin and 1/2 frizzle cochin These are my 4 week olds Frizzle pullet White cockeral White cockeral My 3 week olds White cockeral White pullet (hopefully) Black frizzle cockeral...

What type of comb? Looks like it could be a buttercup.

what a touching story. My hen came to me with severe scaley leg mite and only had the use of one leg. She got around great on one leg.

Here are my guesses #1 Rooster (he has sickle and hackle feathers coming in) #2 Happy feet i'm guessing rooster but it could go either way. #3 hen #4 Rooster #5 rooster as you already know Sorry to say but it looks like you might only have one hen.

He looks like an old english game bantam then. Cute little guy!

I have had mixed results on hatchery birds. Most have been very poor quality but some like my RIR from mcmurray that I used to have was a beautiful deep shade of red.

Humm well I had a turken roo (RIP) he was an awesome and friendly rooster. I also have an oegb rooster and he is somewhat skittish but he is friendly. I other roosters i've had are a Silkie (he was mean), salmon faverolle (very friendly), cochin (some mean some friendly), Buttercup (very...