I got two Lavender Orpingtons at a local feed store (they only order females from a couple of big hatcheries)
One really has the feather shredding going on ( I don’t mind it I’m just a backyard enthusiast) it’s very difficult to determine if they are male or female
They’re almost 14 weeks...
I’m doing great. My 5th year as a chicken owner in an urban environment in So Cal. I have 4 hens 4 years and 2 years old. And 2 (fingers crossed) Lavender Orpington Pullets
We experienced 3 deaths in the last year. 2 from fowl pox. So I vaccinated the new ones.
I love my girls and will say...
Thanks for the responses. They were helpful.
No, the hen that pecked her had been just reintroduced to the flock, after a one night stay In sick bay to observe a respiratory issue, thank goodness, minor.
The only only thing is that she may have been stressed initially and pecked davey once...
This is Davey, she was pecked by another of my hens, at first it seemed fine, but by end of day it was worse, so I put her in sick bay.
I’ve rinsed the eye and put poly dex drops.
Before I can the vet, is this an injury or worms?
no signs of distress, respiratory illness and she’s eating and...
So, my chicks are 7 weeks old and we’re getting to the place where we have temps in the high 50’s low 60’s at night. they are outside 75 % of the day and have been cordoned off from the bigs.... We’ve been showing the big ones the new chicks from the get go....the two bigs could care less, but...
I moved seedlings to another spot, tilled and am wondering when I’ll get around to getting the rest of the things from the garden center....my chicken garden needs some love...
First off, never again will I get chicks all the same color! This years batch is all RED!
I wanted to add chicks to my flock This year and my friend got these for me at the beginning of the pandemic
They will be 7 weeks old Sunday and the sweetest things!
According to my friend 2 are pure...