Oh wow, they're very cute. I'm new here and can't help really. Sorry. But we had a Welsummer, got her as a pullet and she was a great hen and laid beautiful dark brown eggs! Good luck, hope they are both pullets!
I'm fairly new here as well, but welcome! I have had chickens in the past and recently decided to get them again. So fun! We also have barred rocks and Easter eggers. I'm really liking the barred rocks! So friendly. The Easter Eggers, not so much! They'd better lay some beautiful eggs, that's...
Your coop/run is fantastic! I'm sure your grandfather would love it. Do the girls actually use the high points? What great fun. My daughter would love this for her cat, haha. He's an indoor cat that she walks around the yard once in a while. Is that a satellite dish that you used for a roof? And...
We have three Orpingtons, one Blue Orpington hen, one Blue Orpington rooster and one Blue/Buff Orpington rooster. We've had to separate the Blue rooster from the Blue/Buff rooster as they started fighting. The Blue/Buff rooster is gorgeous, he loves taking care of his mixed flock of seven...
I have two partridge hens as well, they are about a year old. They are odd little hens! I love them but they do act strangely - they will stay in the corner of the hen house brooding if you let them. Sometimes there's an egg under them and sometimes not. One of them used to hang around in the...