Started with 10 chicks, sent 3 definite boys away at 8 weeks old. I am left with 7... hopefully pullets. I am only keeping 4 but the rest have an excellent home waiting if they are girls!
I can get closer pictures of anyone who is a suspected boy.
Any breed guesses would be awesome too!
Hello all!
I have been without chickens for 5 sad years and with the current situation it seemed like the perfect time to start again. These were fifty cents each through some guy to a friend of a friend so I have no idea what they are. I have had them since 2 weeks old, they have just turned 8...
Today when collecting eggs I noticed a small black bug in the nest box. I was curious so I pushed some savings a aside and to my horror a flea! Growing up with cats and dog you can trust that I know a flee when I see one. After further investigation in all of the boxes sure enough there were...
@cityfarmer12 His name is Mortimer :)
@Lady of McCamley I cannot believe the variations that have shown up. The colours! The straight combs and pea combs! Tulip even has a few feathers on her legs! I am really hoping for green eggs all around too :D
You guys are probably right about Peony. :( I was just hoping because he/she is a solid colour there was a chance. @cityfarmer12 Dad is an awesome rooster and quite friendly. To anyone in the BC Lower mainland he is free to a good home! Definitely can't keep him with his daughters around...
Our lovely hen Lilly ran off the the woods, made a nest and hatched some chicks! 16 in total, we lost 1 somewhere and I sold 10 to a nearby farm (my flock is a little larger than the 6 I promised my husband)
So I am left with 5 chicks! All 5 are different colours, 1 is male for sure and I am...