Last week I had an urgent need to get some chicks and get them fast. I had two broody hens decide to start fighting over eggs when the chirping started. I ended up loosing two eggs and two chicks during the fight. One mama hen lost her privilege to parent. These three chicks were purchased...
EMERGENCY: So upset right now. Today is hatch day with my broodies and their 6 eggs. 5 barnyard mix EE's and 1 bantam barnyard mix. I traded 6 infertile eggs for the farm's possibly fertile eggs. I went out earlier this morning to check on the girls and their eggs and all was well. 2 hours...
What am I? This chick was suppose to be a Buff Orpington but it defiantly is not. She has purplish legs, very long wings and is extremely loud. She also flies VERY well.
I was told "She" was about 4-5 months old. That was about 4 weeks ago. She still chirps/cheeps as her splash sister balks a little more and has no coloring in her comb and wattles. Black Frizzle shows no signs of crowing cheeps, has very red waddles and comb. Neither of which put themselves...
I just picked up 8 chicks on the 13th. I was told the lighter ones were New Hampshire Reds and the darker ones were RIR. I am pretty confident the RIR are really RIR but not sure about the NHR. Can you help?
One is very light with no tail feather (i have two of these)
One is very light but...
Hello,
My name is Selina. I am a married mother of two girls ages 6 and 8. Moved to the Phoenix, AZ area in 2005 from Portland, OR. I love AZ. Recently have become interested in healthful benefitsof food rather than focusing on the taste of unhealthy food. I watched a movie about our...