Recent content by CosetteEponine

I have two Cochin roosters, and they are the nicest roosters I have ever had. They are significantly smaller than other standard-sized roosters I've seen, but much bigger than my bantam Cochins. They are protective of the hens, but also very sweet and calm and only crow a couple of times a day...

Thanks for the replies and pictures! I love how curious and spunky they are, I was just worried they wouldn't be friendly. They're so funny to watch. They have no clue that they are younger and significantly smaller than my new Cochins. I have a big Barred Rock that is head chicken, but I think...

I have a Barred Rock that is 3 or 4 years old, and she lays an egg every other day, and sometimes every day. She's a great, dependable chicken! :)

Hello! Anyone have experience with Black Sex Links? I have 2 that are about a week old. They have so much personality, almost too much! I've seen them bullying my other chicks that are a couple weeks older and much bigger! They also don't like to be held much. Is this normal for the breed? Will...

Thanks everyone! I added to my flock today--seven 3-week-old Cochin chicks and a pair of mallards (named Jemimah and Leopold). So excited! I'm finding poultry to be addicting. :)

Quote: Thanks, this really gives me some peace of mind. After the dead one today the rest seem to be okay. I wasn't sure if the clumsy movement and the lying down while eating was normal. My other chicks, the layers, are so bouncy and peppy compared to the meat birds.

Update: another chick dead this morning. Has anyone experienced anything like this? Anyone? I'm getting a bit desperate here...I think the hatchery sent me a bunch of diseased birds.

Hello! I'm new to this site and looking forward to getting to know all you cool chicken people! My family and friends all start to look at me funny when I spend too much time talking about my chickens...they think I'm crazy. Except for my mother-in-law. She is a fellow chicken lover and we can...

I ordered 25 Cornish X meat birds from McMurray Hatchery. They arrived three days ago. One was dead on arrival, and over the next 48 hours 7 more died. They just gradually got lethargic, then their legs wouldn't work, and they just withered away, one at a time. Some of them got big swellings in...