I got 5 black giant, and Easter egg chicks from a hardware store about a month ago, but this one particular black giant looks completely different than the other four.
First two are the odd one out, and the last two are of one of the others.
(I made sure to grab the smallest black giant in case...
The regular chicken run is a 8x9 not including the coop which is 9x5 (in feets).
But I'ma build a separate one for mah bantams. I'm thinking a 9x15 run for them and a standard 9x5 coop. That's good innit?
For reference, I ordered 10 blue frizzle Cochins, 10 blue silkies, 5 assorted Japanese...
Aside from the initial one dying, she drowned cause she got herself stuck under the coop door, I've lost one Brahma today. They're both only 7 weeks old, and none of my older birds are in anyway afflicted as far as I can tell. But they have been following me around the yard even further than...
Title says it all.
I lost one of my Easter Egger pullets, and almost lost another, but she's up and running around now. But most of my chickens are just laying around sleeping. Is it just that they stayed up all night due to all the wind and rain, or could it be something else?
Oh cool, so I was right about the neck feathers being rounded. I was afraid it wouldn't be accurate since she got caught in the old wire door.
Last time I pay the local crackhead to do anything. Built me a wooden door now, used an old fence gate.