Definitely ended up being a dude! A few weeks after my initial post he started getting more aggressive/bossy and I reached out to a local rooster rescue and cried the whole way there and during the exchange. The woman I handed him over to also brought an orpington pullet and the difference...
Thank you for this insight! The description says “no pellets” and they’ve never had food in a pellet form, so it’ll be interesting to see what they do. I give them fermented feed a couple times a week, so glad to know this will work well for that :) Thanks again!
This is a scoop of Mile Four’s corn-free, soy-free grower feed. What is the yellow circular grain that is so prevalent? I feel dumb, but I can’t figure it out based on their ingredient list and looking up pics online 😭
(It’s also not supposed to have pellets, and clearly it does, so I’m not...
Thank you for the great ideas! I did not expect for chickens to stress me out so much, LOL. I will give it a try and see what works. The wisdom is much appreciated! :)
I have 3 6-week old (today!) birds (one buff orpington, one lav orpington, and a white silked easter egger)...two definitely pullets, and one possible (probably LIKELY) cockerel. Because I will likely have to rehome him, I wanted to get a couple more, so I picked up two BLR Wyandottes about the...
I've definitely been conflicted about the collar idea...I hate to give him up as I'm very fond, and would worry about how he fares in a new place, but I also don't love the idea of collaring him :( Chickens, man...they'll break your heart!
This is Waffles (Buff Orpington)... s/he is 6 weeks old and was purchased with a couple others from MyPetChicken as day old babies. They were all supposed to be female, but Waffles has been bigger and more developed from the JUMP. I'm a first-time chicken owner and sent pics to the website but...