In the pic you cant see it, but he/she has fluffy cheeks. But her brother/sister does not have the fluffy cheeks.
My guess is Black Copper Maran. But I am a noob and don't know much.
How soon will a cockerel try to crow?
I was wondering what one of my chicks noises was but think it is way too early for that...but I am a n()()b what do i know!
I have a staggered hatch coming up. There are 2 days between hatches.
So I have a problem.
1. If I am supposed to turn my eggs (been using an auto turner) how can I do that when I am in lockdown on my first set?
2. If my eggs have a large hatch gap like 48 hours from first pip to last one...
After getting an incubator from a friend I went and purchesed 20 Delaware eggs from a local farm (great farm). Once I got home I found an email from them saying that after a massive crop of eggs the ones I got might be about 50% fertile. No worries...
So I went and bought another 24 RIRs.
The...
I'm new to the forum!
My family and I have started up the incubator. I got 20 Delawares in. Hatch day should be the 18th of May.
This is our first try, I grew up with chickens off and on but was not really my chore, I handled the pigs and cows.
My 7 yr old boy and 4 yr old girl are excited...
Well here is my first post on this lovely forum.
I am about to get my first fertile eggs to incubate! This is the first time I will have had chickens since I was a kid.
I went Agway today to get some live chicks as well, but it turns out they didn't have any (even though yesterday on the...