Recent content by louloubell2017

I had 2 Polish hens killed by a racoon, one of the chickens was roosting on an umbrella and the Racoon jumped from a tree only the umbrella on the patio. I worked the evening shift and occasionally no one would put them the hutch so I would when I came home, her head was gone. The next night...

Barred Rock,a Rooster,Americauna a hen,shes very sweet and gets along with other hen well

Yep he was a rooster, barred rock mix I think Leghorn, The white chick is a hen, Barred Rock started being too aggressive, chasing humans, pinning the hens down, drawing blood from beaks so he is gone.

The young Cockerels are so beautiful with all of there colors and when you hatch them you wish for it not to be a male. They become brutal with the hens as soon as they get to about that age and each other. They change from nice to really mean a lot of the time. At least I'm sure you did this in...

Ill snap some more pics tomorow,too dark now,all snowy and they are alsleep,thats for giving me hope the BR might be a hen..

pretty boy

Ive had some mean roosters,Im still processing the idea that she might be a he,Just last yr we had 2 of 3 turn out Roosters,One was a RIR and he turned from sweet lil chick to aggressive mean rooster..the hen became so friendly and submissive and Roosters were opposite.I think I just do not want...

Oh I do see the lighter pink and not so much growth on the pink,,dang,,I hope its not so but Ive been thinking its sooo big too..Maybee Ill try a anticrow collar,and Aracana/mix other chick does look like some of the pics Ive seen..anyway she probably an Easter egger like you say,,thats a mixed...

ok luckily its snowing and the little ones went in to roost already,,they may be confused..lol

Sweet,,hoping for that,,Im going to try to get some better qualit pics closer and more detailed

She could be.the person who gave me the fertile eggs had 2 roosters and a bunch of different breeds of hens,,Im not sure how that all works with mixing them up like that,,Pretty sure she had a Leghorn Rooo,,and those and they are big

Let me see if I can find,,or Ill need to go and take clearer,thanks for the help so far..Ok the snow is comming down and I will see if I can get a clearer pic,,it very well could be a mixed breed as the owner of the eggs has alot of different breeds..this one is as tall as the full grown buff...

My name is Linda,,Im not new to raising chickens,,have had them off and on for years,but I am not a know it all,,current chickens include one 9 month old Buff Orphington Hen who is the sweetest bird ever,,and one Rhode island Red who is sometimes a bit moody and has been known to bite if you are...

Sorry for duplicate pics,,I did not know if it uploaded and now Im not sure how to remove the extra pic..all ideas appreciated,,does the black band across the beak mean anything?

I hope for a hen,,its a pretty bird and when hatched it had a small white spot on the head..Other is same age Arucana I think,,I got them for a broody Buff Orphington who hatched them which was neat..