I have a 6 month old bantam buff silkie that I have thought to be a pullet. I now think it may be a Roo, it has never crowed and never been in a nesting box. It was the only silkie that came in the bunch, buff color, bright blue ears and 5 toes. My other bantam assortment that are the same age...
I would agree with pullet, I have 2 that look just like that right now, they are 5 weeks old and the one I think is a Roo has a much bigger red comb! Lucky you!
I bought an old coop that is in good sturdy condition but was full of old poop. It also had mouse poop everywhere, or some kind of rodent. I scraped everything out, but I'm still not sure that's good enough. Do I need to disinfect the coop? If so, how? I have new young chicks to put in and I'm...
