There are 16 chicks in the tub pic but there are 20 now...19 of which are from 2 nests. One nest has a normal (smooth) mille fleur hen and a normal white rooster. The other nest has a mille fleur frizzle hen and a normal mille fleur rooster.
The 20th chick was from a trio of a normal white...
I bought a small, used shed the other day (see pic below) thinking it will make an easy-to-convert temporary coop for my 4-week-old Silkies. I'm trying to figure out how to accomplish this by tomorrow since these kids needed to be out of my bathroom like yesterday!
We're about a week away from...
A peacock just showed up on our property a couple of hours ago. I'd heard him crowing for a couple of months but hadn't seen him. I grabbed my camera and a container of chicken feed and ran out the door. He was gorgeous! I shook feed out of the container onto the ground and he came within a few...
I have six 4 or 5 week-old chicks...2 Silkies, 2 OE BBRs, and 2 Sebrights in a brooder together. The Sebright chick with the comb is relentlessly attacking the other Sebright, going for the head area (face, eyes). The one being attacked is constantly trying to hide behind the other chicks and/or...
Hi. I bought 6 bantam chicks at TSC the other day and have no clue about their breed. I'm in Central Ohio and I believe that my TSC is supplied by Mt. Healthy. Any help in figuring out which breeds I have would be greatly appreciated.
The first three pics are of the two largest chicks (they...
I live in Central Ohio and this is the second time I have had chickens. The first time was 15 years ago. I had about six white silkies. They were active layers and sitters. I recently moved back to the country and am starting again. I just bought six bantam chicks from TSC. Do you think I'm...