She is quite pretty ^_^ she's being covered by a Blue Copper Marans and I have a few of her eggs in the incubator. It will be neat to see what comes out!
I was gievn this hen and I'm not sure what she is. I was thinking a light brahma, but I thought she would be bigger...her feet are feathered...
What do ya'll think?
Hello and welcome to BYC ^_^ chickens are so much fun!! I absolutely love this community! Always so helpful and caring!! You've picked a great one to join :)
Words of advice:
Get chickens from a reliable source!! ALWAYS quarantine new birds for at least 30 days. There are some diseases that you...
My chocolate orpingtons are like that. They are just so darn fluffy that if I dont trim it, it gets dirty *_* no diarrhea and no mites.
For mites, I use a deep cat litter pan and mix wood ash (from our wood boiler), DE, and permethrin powder and let them go to town. Never any problems ^_^ I...
I've never actually used Cackle but I know a lot who have and seem to be happy with them. They have been around for a while. You may also see, if you use FB, if there are any local chicken groups to your area that sell hatching eggs. Could save you some money that way.
Most hatcheries have a...
I'm going to say pullet. Having been born mid June, I would expect to see more comb and male specific feathers, like the saddle feathers. Speckled sussex can have white feathers like that all over. My speckled sussex hens head and neck is all white like a bald eagle and has several white tail...
I got this little guy as a chick, of course hoping for a pullet, lol. But he is too sweet so far and actually quite pretty. No one knew what mix he was...I'm thinking he may have some buff orpington?? But not sure of other? What do you all think. He is about 6 months old.
Not sure if this is the right thread...curious about a few things.
When it comes to a speckled sussex hen, how is that transferred to chicks? Is it like barring?
And then what about Chocolate Orpingtons? I lost my rooster but have two hens left. Breeding to another color, just for backyard mix...
We burn ours and/or take them in the back woods and let the wildlife have them. Circle of life. Buried/burned/in the woods, it all feeds something in the end.