Recent content by Mathew544

I knew it wouldn't be long! Very exciting, congrats :)

You're welcome. She looks very pretty and her wattles/combs are red so she probably will lay soon once she is comfortable.

Buff Brahma's are slow to develop compared to other chickens but if they have a proper diet and the proper environment you should be seeing eggs soon. Stress can stop them from laying as well as less daylight during the winter. I would guess she will start laying soon especially since she...

Thanks everyone!

Thanks! I see that 2 and 4 are that but what about the others? They look like different polish breeds.

I purchased these from Ideal Hatchery in an assortment. I think they are polish chickens. They are 14 weeks old. Does anyone know what variety they are? Thank you. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

He looks just like my buff brahma roosters except for the comb and the lack of feet feathers. I wonder if brahma is mixed in there somewhere?

Some dogs can't be taught to leave chickens alone but others can learn. I have two friendly dogs (lab and golden) and they were very curious at first and would fly at the chickens but now they ignore them. I would put him on a leash and walk him toward the coop, then have him sit and if he...

Be prepared to kill your chickens for a variety of reasons. I was naive and thought I would never have to do this since I got them for egg laying. First, one of the chickens gets attacked by a dog and I had to put her down. It was awful. Then some of the roosters got so mean they were...

I introduced 24 8 week old chickens to my 6, 6 month old buff brahmas a few weeks ago and everything went fine. They pecked at each other and chased each other but I just made sure they had double food/water dishes and lots of space and they were fine. It took about a week until everything...

My advice: don't be intimidated at all about getting chickens. It's really not that hard to take care of them. It takes a little bit of common sense, trial and error, and this forum to learn what to do. BYC has been my greatest resource and it's completely free! You'll get there in know...

Cats will definitely kill chickens, especially small/young chickens. It depends on a lot of factors but in your situation I would be very cautious since the cat is not yours and sounds like it is on the prowl.

Mine didn't sleep on the roosting bar for about the first 3 months and then all of sudden they started doing it. It just takes time for them to roost and the breed can make a difference.