Recent content by Hihamburger

Hello, Thanksgiving for my family will be on a Saturday this year, and the turkey we are getting from a local farm is being slaughtered on the 19th. Will it be okay to let the bird rest in the fridge for that week or do I need to make it sooner and find new plans for Saturday the 19th? Thanks...

I'm inclined to say you have a pretty little girl due to how small her little comb dot is. When my boy was that young he had already had his comb growing more than that

Can you show a picture of the comb? Super cute

Hey guys, thanks for your advice and help Unfortunately, my Rhea passed away before I even made it home 😭 My sister was with her when she drew her last breath, so, I take comfort that she wasnt alone.

My sister just told me that she has a lump in her crop, I'm not sure if they will know when she last laid as eggs dont get checked for until noon or later, and by then they're mostly finished laying. Her eggs look like the other eggs our chickens lay. Also, no new chickens recently, last new...

Hello all, I'll be able to provide more details tomorrow after I am home and can see with mine own eyes what exactly is going on. However, from my understanding, my 2 year old RIR Rhea is exhibiting some worrying symptoms. She is wheezing and her comb is purple. They dont think it is gape...

Sorry for such a late response, but yes, that is exactly the site I saw, and it was wrong. I don't think I would trust it.

Agreed, much too young. I know you said you read online that females have a rounder poof while males do not. Can I have the link to the site you saw? I'm pretty sure it is the same one that I saw, and I will tell you for a FACT that it is not right. I have a female golden laced polish hen, and...

Quite the builder you are! I'm jealous and I'm sure my chickens would be too!! I like the heated bowls, beautiful chickens too

I figured the greenish feet was due to lighting, haha, I would agree that looks like a type of hatchery red... I almost want to say looks like a hatchery quality Rhode Island Red

I actually tried to construct a temporary run once, for until I could get better materials, and my parents just took it down the next day. So, any work I do will just be undone.

I actually live two hours away now. And, my sister can only do so much. If she does anything too much, my parents will complain that she is undermining them. And, I get that some people don't view them as pets, I get that. But, just allowing them to be killed? That doesn't seem like very smart...

I just wish I could get it through their thick skulls that these are live animals, and they that must be treated with the same care and respect as any other animal! When we bought them, we didn't buy them for meat. Yeah, for egg-laying, but we still were making an unspoken promise to care for...

I apologize for the length of this post. I am fed up with this situation. Absolutely fed up with it. So, if this is a rant, I'm sorry. I feel like when you purchase a chicken, no matter your intentions, you should be willing to give it the best life possible and to care for it as such. Now...

How old are they? Though they both look like pullets to me