Well a friend of mine needed a simple coop built for some free range hens. I have larger shed style coops on my property for layers so I looked up the purina plan and made some changes. Here's what I have so far after 2 days of building. Have to paint the outside barn red. Install 1x4 trim and...
I got some chicks at a local swap a couple weeks ago to add to my laying flock. The gentleman was breeding the cross trying to breed a blue brahma is what he told me his goal was. I got these two. One white and one blue. There are about 8 weeks old or so in these pictures taken today. What...
I have 9 laying hens in a 7x10 coop with 3 nest boxes. 5 out of the 9 hens are laying the other 4 are at POL. 3 of the birds that are laying have been since last season. One stubborn black copper maran refuses to use the nest boxes. Her first egg was found on the sand coop floor and every egg...
I have a Mixed Egg laying flock of 9 Hens. It started last year around April when my Uncle gave me 2 RIR pullets that were 4 weeks old. Well I built a coop for them and that's when the chicken math began. I now have a total of 9 Hens/Pullets Some aren't laying right but right at point of lay...
I was sold this as a blue Wyandotte but after finding out some of the other pullets I was sold are truly what I was told makes me wonder about all of them. She has yellow legs and a single comb.
I was sold the two birds on the left as sexed black australorp pullets. I'm a 99.9% sure they are pullets but the being australorps is what I'm questioning. They both are black with a green hue in sunlight but one pictured now has feathers going down her legs. And has some gold/copper feathers...
I Recently purchased some chicks/pullets a couple weeks ago and have some in a coop and some in a brooder under heat. I noticed the other day that they were both sneezing. I had 4 3-4 week old marans chicks in a brooder under a lamp and have 7 pullets in a coop outside that I also noticed...
Well I purchased some chicks and pullets recently and I know what most are since I purchased them as older pullets and some chicks. But the gentleman gave me a couple extra started chicks free of charge and we all know its hard to pass up free chickens. He told me that it was a Dominique but...
Well I have some polish and I pretty much know I have one pullet and one cockerel. The pullet which is the SL in the pictures has the poofy crest that clearly says pullet. The cockerel which is the GL has the rooster type crest and has started crowing and he also has huge wattles. They are...
Well i was watching the chickens outside when a bunch of commotion caught my attention and watched some of my 10-14 week old pullets come running out of the wood line with one of the Reds in the lead with a small 8inch or so snake in her mouth with the other pullets fallowing suite trying to...
Hello, These two birds are what started my chicken addiction. They were given to me by my wife's uncle who has a farm nearby me. He knew I wanted to start a small chicken flock and gave these two to me when he got a large order of chicks. He gave them to me when they were 4 weeks old. They...
I bought two EE pullets for my daughter to add to our flock of RIR but I have a feeling that one of the pullets might end up being a rooster. I took some pictures of the comb. They are almost 5 weeks and to me it looks like it might be showing some pink color. I am new to chickens and I got...