Update: Chipmunk is definitely a beautiful girl. I think she’s a few weeks older than I was told, but check out her gorgeous feathers. She’s very sweet and a little bit timid, but we will see how things pan out once her teenage hormones kick in soon. She is way too big to be a shoulder chicken...
Thank you for posting these pics and explaining! I also have a hen that I got last year as a chick, black laced golden Wyandotte, and I did notice her face and the areas you mentioned were much darker than my current chick is at the same age. And the chick in question is so much taller than my...
I got this chickie at a local feed store who orders from a hatchery. When I got it, it was supposed to be a Bielefelder pullet with the same hatch date (4/20/22) as two other chicks I ordered (a Cream Legbar and a Buff Orpington).
Now, I quickly figured out when I got it home that this chick...
My otherwise very sweet (and very large) Dark Brahma named Disco just started laying in the last few weeks. She’s around 8-9 months old. She’s an absolute sweetheart with people, but right around the time she started laying she has turned into a huge bully with two of my other chickens. The big...
Hello, my head hen (a Wyandotte) has suddenly started pecking at one of my Brahma’s feet where she has feathers. I have a mixed flock of 7 total, and 3 of them have foot feathers. Only my dark Brahma is getting pecked and only by one hen. I think what happened is my Dark Brahma broke a foot...
Hello, my name is Amanda, and I got my first chickens earlier this year at a few days old. They are all around 7 months now. Pictures of my 7 pretty chickadees included. I really enjoy having chickens much more than I was anticipating and am happy to join this great group!
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