We have been having an issue with a raccoon and this chicken was lucky enough to escape but the raccoon did get his tailfeathers. This was about 4-6 weeks ago. Now the chicken seems to be loosing feathers on her wings. Any idea what is wrong?
Here a few have asked me to number them to make it easier. So here it is...
Also can anyone tell me the breed of 1,2 and 14. And point out the roosters.
# 5 is only 4 months old
The rest are 6months-2years.
So far we get 1-5 Eggs a day. Not very consistent.
OUR FAMILY IS COMPLETELY NEW TO...
We got a few of them as chicks in Aprils. These are know are Hens. A few others we got about 2 months ago maybe. The lady said they were all hens but i could tell she had know idea what she was talking about, she also said they were around 6 months of age. The last few we got we were told they...
I have 14 chickens ages 5 months-2 years old. How can I tell the difference between a rooster and a hen? We are afraid we may have a few roosters and we know we should only have 1 for this amount of hens.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
My family just got our first chickens this past April.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
14
(3) What breeds do you have?
White Leghorn, White Leghorn Hybrid, Barred Rock, Road Island, Buff Orington, not sure on my others...