I rescued a flock of hens a few weeks ago who appeared to be dumped in the middle of the woods, miles from any homes or farms. Out of the 13 hens, I rehomed 11 and kept 2 big black beauties for my flock.
I think these ladies are Australorps, they're solid black with dark legs, straight combs...
Question for you all...Do you find that quality of leg feathering is evident from a chick? I have two pullets who seem to have very minimal feathering at 8 weeks of age. I'm wondering if they will fill in as they age. These birds came from non-hatchery lines. The males all have very nice...
Just jumping in here and introducing my 9 calico cochins. They are are 4 weeks old today and I'm pretty sure I have 4 Roos, 4 hens and 1 that seems to still be undecided.
These are my first non hatchery birds and my first cochins and I'm loving them SO MUCH! I can't get over their colors and...
Saying hello from North central Pennsylvania!
I'm a long time BYC lurker, (like 7+years) at one point I did have an account but for the life of me I can't remember it, so I started over today.
I am currently mama to 9, 4 week old Cochin bantams (my spoiled babes!) 3 teenage Orpington hens, a...