Recent content by mkr

Got this one from the feed store, so supposedly it is female, but I'm starting to wonder. Sorry the pic is shadowy, it was the best one I could get.

Was definitely hoping for a pullet, but, based on the way he looks and acts, I am also leaning toward a little roo. He just seems very rooster-ish. Sad because I like him and wanted to keep him. We shall see.

Hello, this one is only 2.5 weeks old, so I'm not looking for definite answers, just inviting folks to take a guess. It's feathering out black and white so far, but all black and white. No brown on the shoulders. Shoulder feathers stick up like little mohawks...I don't know if that is relevant...

. Thanks for the insight abt the golden buffs. I took a closer look just now and the bases of the newest feathers are really dark, almost black...she (I hope) is quite a mystery. I emailed Myer but haven't heard back yet. A unique buff Orpington would be cool.

I have been looking at Meyers breeds but I can't really make a match...I was also thinking BO but now its getting brownish shoulder feathers...could still be though

Hello, any idea what breed this chick might be? It hatched out of a brown egg shipped from Meyer Hatchery. It was a pure yellow chick except for a brown spot on the head. Clean-legged. It started feathering out buff with gray speckles and now it is getting some brownish feathers on the...

Hello, I have a day old chick that cannot stand up and I am having trouble figuring out what, if anything specific, is wrong. Here are the symptoms: 1.) It cannot stand or walk on its own. When I place it upright it falls over on its left side and then flips further onto its back. 2.) It appears...

For sale: 5 hens--3 Black Austrolorps, 1 Buff Orpington, 1 Barred Rock. All 5 are 1 year old, healthy, and excellent layers. 1 Coop--very sturdy and predator proof. No delivery/ You haul. You could take it apart and reassemble or load it whole onto a flatbed with some strong helpers. Coop...

Hello, I have 6 (down from 7) week old assorted chicks. I hatched them with my elementary school students (I post with a new issue or two every spring--thank you all for all the help). I am fairly sure they have cocci but I am seeking the opinions of the more experienced. Yesterday I noticed...

Three! Bunny Lebowski (I accidentally cut off her toe when she was a chick, for any Big Lebowski fans) laid her first egg today. Soon all five will be laying I hope!

Oppossums are nocturnal. A possum out in the afternoon is pretty unusual in my experience. I don't think they carry rabies as commonly as some other critters, but being out in the open during the day could indicate it was rabid or otherwise sick. I think you made the right call.

Thanks for all the information! I appreciate it so much. Raising and keeping these chickens has been so interesting. I really learn something new everyday. I suppose it doesn't matter what color the shells are, except that I like the detective work of figuring up what they are up to.

At least two of my five hens have started laying this week. Yay! Anyway I'm trying to figure out a.) which two are laying, and b.) if it's more than two. I have three austrolorps, a buff orpington, and a barred rock. They are all 19 weeks old. I've been getting two small eggs a day. One is...

Hooray! We got 1 egg already and yesterday two more of them started going in and out of the nests to push around the bedding in there. Fingers crosses for more eggs today!

Thanks for the input and the link. I'm so pleased to hear that folks think they are all hens. I picked these 5 out of a hatch of 16, based on leg size and how fast they were feathering out (thanks to the forum for info on how to do that!) Honestly, 5 was more than I wanted but I figured I would...