I picked up some chicks from a local school teacher who hatched them out with her class (mystery egg batch). This chick has me puzzled. I can’t figure out what breed it is. I’m guessing a mixed breed. It’s about 7-8 weeks old, has feathered legs and feet, gray skin and is developing what looks...
I learned just yesterday that he may actually have Swedish flower hen blood lines in them. Does that change your opinion at all on whether they are male or female?
I agree - looks like a beautiful pullet! I have 4 about the same age and the cockerels have much redder combs and the start defined of saddle and hackle feathers.
I bought 4 straight run chicks from a local hobby farmer.
This is a duplicate post. Sorry about that not sure how to delete it. Please see the previous post titled “hen or Roo”
I bought 4 straight run chicks from a local hobby farmer. They were said to be chicks from an Aloha Rooster and Ameraucana Hen. Two of the chicks - I suspect are roosters. At almost 8 weeks old now their feather patterns are t really giving me good info but their combs are much redder (but not...
We are going to be moving from Colorado to Texas and I'd like to take my flock of 6 chickens with me. What is the best way to transport my girls? The drive is about 13 hours... Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!