Power washed the coop 5 days ago. Discovered mites when doing so. Most had been sprayed out with water but close to coop. Sprayed elector PSP. Inside and outside the coop I had only seen one or two mires since then went out there today in the middle of the day and the coop door is covered and...
Hatched this 5 week old chicken from an egg from my sister’s flock. She has a mix of chickens so it’s not a pure bred. Any idea what it is? No other chickens are tailless from her flock. Make or female. It’s in a coop with 6 hens and has been scared of them so far.
Update: After 2 days the pullets started venturing outside for short periods of time, often chased back inside by the resident hens. By the 4th day there was no more chasing but they did hang out in 2 distinct separate groups. Now a week later they are mixing more. No more fights and only...
They could easily see each other the past few weeks. The coop/run combo is 4x8 and I added an 8x8 run when I moved them in. I don’t have anywhere for them to hide in the run. Maybe I try to add some. I only have food inside, with water both in and out. To top it off they can’t free range...
I have 3, 2 1/2 yr old hens. I recently got 3 more hens, that are about 3-4 months. They have been in coops side by side for 2 months. They have free ranged with minimal issues. I moved the little hens in after expanding the run size. However the little girls are being picked on. Not...
Thanks, as long as their pullets I’ll keep them as my kids are attached. I bought Wyandotte’s for their egg laying and temperament so hope these are good at both too.
I bought what was supposed to be a Blue Laced Wyandotte pullet and a Golden laced Wyandotte pullet. They don’t look pure to me and I’m questioning the sex of them too. Please help.
Golden Laced Wyandotte 12 weeks
Blue laced Wyandotte 12 weeks
And then I hatched this unknown Wyandotte...