Hi Trish!
We are also in the Altadena/JPL neighborhood, welcome! We've been here for 3 years and have been keeping chickens for the last 2 (years). We don't have the breed you're looking for but @Dare 2 Dream Farm has 7 week olds right now. We get our girls from them and have always been...
Hello,
I know this is an older thread but I found it useful as we are currently experiencing this "brittle" shell problem with our 2yo Buff Orpington. Up until this month she had been a regular, daily layer of "normal" eggs (smaller size compared to my other hens), but now every egg is...
Our Buff is 8 months old and also recently developed matching white earlobes. I'm going to have a vet check her since I would like to rule out Favus before starting any treatment at home. Feel free to check out the photo and let me know your thoughts. I hope she's ok. Her temperament is normal...
Hi again @MarilynB ! We finally have our coop and chickens! We ended up getting 2 Olive Eggers (about 10 wks now) and 2 Buff Orpingtons (around 8 wks). I could not be happier - they are already such a joy and we're only on day 3! How is your flock doing?
I hope that all the "Altadena"...