Our Peeps
2 children (Jackson-5, Evie-2), 2 Chihuahuas (Daisy and Lilly), One Cat (Sam) and our 11 new babies:
(1 BLRW, 1 SF, 2 BWA, 1 BLA, 2 Marans, 2 Dom's, 2 SS)
*As of now the chicks names are: Trouble, Molly, Fred, Wilma, Ruby, Bertha, Betty, Daphne, Velma and Molly. However, this is...
I have a 2m old BLRW, she's my favorite chick. I've been noticing that her crop looks big but when I feel it it feels like there is a small amount of grit at the bottom and the rest is soft and mushy, bloated feeling? I also noticed that when she is sitting still she will start to wriggle her...
sorry guys! I'm having trouble getting photos in my post!
Ameraucana?
Is this a blue wheaten ameraucana or blue laced red wyandotte?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/98149_dscn1439.jpg This is our little runt. He should be about the same age but is growing much more slowly...
Here are some updated pics of our chicks. They are 8-9 weeks (I think). Can anyone tell who are pullets and who are roos? We were watching them from afar this morning and someone was giving the most girly, cute crow! I don't know who it was
It's looking good! Were are new chicken parents and are almost finished w/ our coop We are just down the road from you in Browns Summit! This is a great website, check out their coop designs, that's how we got started w/ ours
Thanks for the info. We were told, by tsc, that we should do duramycin in the water since we got the non-medicated chick feed. We started w/ regular water but they seemed to be getting diarrhea so we started the duramycin. I think we will stop it and switch to the medicated feed. We are...
We are totally brand new at this and I have a few questions:
Here are our chicks now:
1. When can they go in the coop? (When finished it will be a 4x8 house w/ a 10x10 outdoor run, fenced in w/ the fencing buried underground and covered to protect from predators)
2. Do I have the breeds...