They are so attached to each other right now. I can't hold one without the other one giving a danger call, lol. That's why I wondered about just getting a separate pen for these two away from the ladies. This is my first go with chickens, and I thought I only had one rooster for a long time, so...
Thanks everyone. I figured they were, but wanted to hang on to a teeny bit of hope that the blue one was female. Once I saw those waddles coming in, I knew it was over, lol.
Any one know how they should act when older? They are growing up together, but I have 6 pullets they were going to be...
I got 2 silkies a while ago one (white) is 11 weeks old and the other one (blue) is about 9 weeks. The white one was hatched from my mom's backyard chickens and the blue one came from a hatchery that she ordered from and I got it from her.
The white one started crowing about a month ago, which...
They are eating Dumor chick starter/grower. They are all eating and drinking good also. And they have what I would call "normal" poos too. It's definitely not every poo or even every baby. Thank you for checking it out for me!
I picked up my chicks on Friday at Rural King. They had a large variety but I chose:
2 Easter eggers
2 Starlight green eggers
1 Lavender orpington
1 Ameracauna
And I can't for the life of me remember the last one.
They were all marked as female, but I know that's not always the case. I'm...
I got my new chicks on Friday and a couple of them have diarrhea. It's brown with no red tint. I'm worried about dehydration. Everyone seems chipper and happy. Could it be stress from being shipped and rehomed? Or could there be something bad going on? Appreciate all the help!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am new to chickens. I got my first ones yesterday
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
7
(3) What breeds do you have?
Easter eggers, lavender orpington, Starlight green eggers, Ameracauna, I don't remember the other one...