Recent content by HighlandChickens

My coop and run are nearly identical to yours, even the tarp. My run and under coop are their only places to be outside due to ordinances. I have 6 chickens in there without any problems. There is easily roost space for 6 more. I just push the snow off the tarp on the rare occasion it gets...

Thanks for the great pics. I may breed some.

Thank you. Your description and video answered just what I needed to know.

I am a vet, but new to caring for chickens ( I have a small backyard flock). From looking through my chicken resources, I don't think you are going to figure out what those masses are without a biopsy being looked at. See if you can find a vet to biopsy it for you or to submit a piece you cut...

I guess they may freeze. I will see this winter.

I suggest you wait until they are 10-12 weeks old before free ranging them. At an earlier age they will be easy prey for hawks. If you live in an area with coyotes or raccoons, then they are always going to be prey while free ranging unless you have a large netted/enclosed area. Be sure they...

I made this I plan to sink a submergible fish tank heater into it during winter. Good luck DG

My wife wont let me slaughter this rhode island red until someone else verifies its a rooster. 14 weeks old. It doesn't crow, but comb and waddles have been red and large since 6 weeks, it has pointed green-black hackles and tail feathers, and argues with my (other) rooster (oegb). Can you...

May or may not be a hen, but it looks just like my bbroegb rooster did at that age.

Yes, that is scary. I have a feeling it was an office worker, not someone knowledgeable making the ID. Before I even sent the picture they told me it was hard to ID breeds from photos, and ironically they referred me to the photos on their website to ID my bird. Thanks, bantamsrmyfav. Now I...

This guy is about 8 weeks old. Got him from a bin of assorted bantams at tractor supply in march 2020, which I believe was supplied by Hoovers Hatchery. Anyone know what he is? I asked Hoover's and they said it looked like a Partridge Cochin, but it doesn't have feathered legs. I thought...