Thank you! They are from Meyer Hatchery - not familiar enough to know if they sell cross breeds. I should have mentioned that she/he is crowing. It only started recently and not very loud, so I thought perhaps she was taking on a dominant role without another rooster in the flock - as I have...
Out of my 3 birds that are just over a year old, 2 of the 3 are laying...I am beginning to think the splash is a rooster. The hackle and saddle feathers weren't obvious to me although the comb is big and bright.
As for breeds - I thought the cuckoo was a Dominique (especially because of the...
We have 8 (almost 7 week old chicks). They have been staying outside in their coop and have just started using their automatic door to enter their run at dawn and return at dusk. Their coop/run is enclosed on all 4 sides and from above and has a wire mesh apron around the outside as well. We...
Our 3 week old chicks were in their enclosed run for their first outing today. I was working in the attached garden (only 20 feet away) and a hawk swooped in and tried to grab one of the chicks through the fencing. Although the hawk was unsuccessful at taking any of them, he did get his talons...
