Recent content by floridasummer

So you think they will definitely lay this year?

Would it be possible for them to lay into the fall? We do live in Florida where it's hot up until about November

I've tried to search for this, with no results. I have 26 week old polish bantams and they aren't laying yet. When should I expect them to lay? I just got them two weeks ago and they weren't laying at their previous home.

If I'm breeding polish bantams, is there a chance a random chick will be born with frizzle feathers? The breeder I got my WC chocolates from said she had been breeding frizzles at some point, but didn't state any relationship between those and the smooths I have, so there may be some genes there...

Oh okay I was worried for fowl pox! My old hens had it last winter and it was a nightmare

I got a polish hen from someone today. She is about six months old. After quickly examining them when I got home I saw one had a weird scab on the nostrils/beak area. I got another few polish along with this one, these ones and the affected hen all seem healthy weight and happy and have good...

It's okay, thank you for telling me! I don't really need 6 roosters 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

He's got greenish saddle feathers coming but.. Is the little one I posted a cockerel then? 😩😩

I tried to include as many pics as possible. Any ideas on this one? I think the rest are cockerels, holding out for this one. Not sure of age thinking 5 weeks-ish. Thanks!

I'm not sure if gold lace can be color sexed when feathered, because I see a lot of hens are actually gold and a lot of roosters are actually rust color. But I would like to know everyone's opinion on this stunner from the SR bin at Tractor Supply. About 10-14 days old

I am lucky, he is eating and drinking. He can move his head but not his neck so he is eating a lot but I have to take his head out of the bowl and let him have some water. He moved his wings a little while he was eating this last time. I have to work tomorrow and I'm worried about him being...

My polish too had some leftover eggs after his elector psp treatment over the last couple weeks. I decided to just coat them with tea tree oil just in case they were viable. When I did this, some dripped in my roosters mouth. He was sleepy afterwards but walking and eating. I brought him inside...

Okay thank you! They're both very friendly, wish I had got more barred rocks!

I tried to get good pics but it's hard since they move around so much. In the face pics where I'm holding them the chick in question has black on the beak. It's the smaller one of the two and doesn't have good tail feathers yet but the other does. I just wanted to add also the bigger one who is...

Did it end up being pullet?