Purchased some new chicks to add to my flock this season. Helping out a nearby neighbor as this is their first year ordering chickens.
We ordered together. We were supposed to get BO's (Buffs) , EE's (I think, maybe they were Arucanas, but probably EE's) , and Rhode Island Reds. I was...
I was cleaning out their coop and brought down a large bag of shavings. It slipped as I was putting it down and hit the ground with a loud thud.
My birds went nuts and starting making what I would now call a stereotypical chicken noise, but I had never heard them do it. This went on for...
I really don't know... I have two:
Added them to my flock of RIR's, they all get along pretty well considering these girls were a bit smaller to start with. When I bought them at a swap meet, the girl wasn't 100% sure what they were. I just went with the barred rock. But now I'm not...
I'm new to the backyard chickens, but have been a long time lurker on this site and it has given me a ton of information regarding breeds, coops, etc.
But now I come to you in need of help. I bought 5 hens this late spring as chicks... Well... One of my 5 "girls" made some funky noise this...