Got 4 Ancona chicks about a week ago, they seems to do just fine, but are they slow growers/slow developers?? They seem to grow a lot slower than many other breeds I have.
My 7 month old RIR has a ball shaped something 6-7 inches down from her head, in front, throth area/belly. Sorry , hard to describe. Very soft, waterbaloon ish.I can squish it with the hen not really care, everything seems normal. She eats,drink,poo and lay eggs regulary. What can this be? FAT...
How old does my baby chicks have to be to be able to go out and play a little bit?
They are 2 weeks now, and the outside temps are mostly in the high 80's mid 90's here in CA these days.
I have a bunch of young chickens not laying yet, but I have two RIR that are. I keep putting straw/hay in the boxes on top of shavings, nice and cozy I think. Next day the straw/hay is almost gone, pushed out on the floor leaving the nesting boxes pretty empty except the shavings. I refill, next...
Hi there,
I got two RIR very close to same age, 5-6 months old. One started laying eggs about 2 weeks ago, the second one started laying 1 week ago. The first one that started laying, lays much smaller darker eggs, the other one that just started has been laying from the start a much larger egg...
My younger chicks all about 10 weeks old all
cram into one nesting box in the evening and looks like they
stay there all night. Is this normal? I have 2 older birds that are now just
laying so I can't block them off. What should I do, wait and see if they get interested
In the roosting bars?
Got our first egg today from one of two RIR....i think... the egg is kinda small and very light brown,maybe kinda a shade of pink...Is this common from a very young RIR???
I got two RIR from a farm yesterday, he claims they had just started laying, don't know how he knows since he had about a hundred of them. They should be of age, so could the "new" environment slow them down a little? If they are ready to lay, is there any signs?
Thanks...
Got these 3 leghorns from a farm. Coop was pretty dirty on a series of rainy days. Their head area down have some darker, maybe redish tint to them on two of them. The third one is pretty white all over. The two that has some shade of another color already has their comb and stuff, the third...
I got three "female", I hope, Pearl White Leghorns from a local farm. They said they came from Murrey McMurrey.
One look really "white", the two other ones are mainly white but has a slight tint on their necks and some around the rest of their bodies. Are they just dirty, or could they be some...
Can someone please ID these chicks? They are about 2 months old, got them at the local feed store as 2 day olds.
Dont remember what the sales guy said they were, noeven sure if he knew himself.
Thanks !!!
I am looking for plans for a medium to large coop with or without running area.
Anyone know of a good source? Free or $$$$ plans, don't matter... I prefer paying for the plans as you usually get better ones.
Thanks a lot.