Well, this spring started off rough with losing three hens for different reasons but still a bummer losing any ever. I still have the other chickens, still love them, still love providing local wholesome eggs to friends and family. Have been busy unfortunately with medical issues (cancer in my...
How is Sky? Did you just try to keep her inside and decrease her mobility? Did you give aspirin water?
I just found your post because I was searching about limping leghorns. Our sweet hen, Foggy, has a limp we noticed yesterday evening. She seemed better earlier today but then worse just...
Thanks for the input and sympathy. I appreciate it. whomp whomp 😒. I can pick 'em lol! 😅 the flashier one is sadly gonna be our first stew bird ever. He's not friendly, never has been since we brought it home and has bent toes not crooked but actually bent! 90 degrees almost! Doesn't slow him...
Sorry, I should've been more clear. It's only the ones with red combs who are in question. The other two are definitely hens and only in the photos for comparison of the combs. There are two with red combs and two with pale combs.
Today they are 10 weeks or really close it and I could see the...
Thanks that gives a little hope lol it's like a crazy game show pullet or not pullet! 🤣 but yeah I'm leaning cockerel too though. I've come up with boy names now too haha.
Thanks! I was trying to post other photos too but apparently only those two loaded. I will add more. These first two photos are of just one I think is a boy next to one I know is a hen. The first photo is more to show it's whole body but the lighting is bad.
Hey y'all! I would like your thoughts on my 9 week old EEs. I think I have two cockerels out of my 4 EE chicks from my local hardware store that were all supposed to be pullets.
I'm in the same boat! I got 4 EE and I think 2 are cockerels. They are Hoover Hatchery's "Americana" EEs. Supposed to be pullets 🙄 but I realize there is an error rate in sexing chicks. They were born feb 8thish (the store got them in on the 10th). So about 9 weeks old. Here's photos of the one...
not all Marans have feathered legs the British standard is featherless on legs. The American standard must have feathers to be shown as I understand it. So in the USA the feathered leg variety is referrred to as French Marans and those without are referred to as English. Hope that helps. That...