That is great because I bought 6 to be hens. I have 4 roosters and 6 hens (1 Silkie ( that hatched 3 roosters) 1 buff orpington and 4 sapphire gems. This is not good math for chickens and I was able to talk my husband into getting 6 more pullets from Tractor Supply. I at least want 3 hens to...
I have 5 Barred Rock chicks 3 weeks old, do they look like pullets or cockerels? They all look so similar so I believe if they're one or the other all of them are the same. I have heard that the pullets tails get bigger than the cockerels when they're this age. For 3 weeks these girls have long...
I have two Buff Orpingtons that have not gone broody. I don't know how old they are but I got them in September and it was shortly after that they began to lay eggs. They don't seem to care about sitting on eggs and my Silkie hen keeps getting broody and after she lays hers goes to their nesting...