This exactly 10 week old Ancona is one birds I received as day old chicks from my pet chicken, sexed female.
I got two Anconas, this one has huge comb and wattles and the other doesn't at all. This bird was quickest to grow and develope of the 12 mix breeds, and is, has always been, about 50%...
Have one year old hens. One of which an Easter Egger has missing feathers on both sides of neck and head. Not sure photo does a great job of showing that base of at least the bigger feathers is still there.
This bird is not at bottom of pecking order (huge for easter egger, bigger than black...
Gender?
Got these 3 "pullets" as a surprise gift from someone (we have six 1-year old hens, and 12 baby chicks now, thats my experience so want help sexing as have to give cockerals to my brother as I'm in 1/5 acre city lots with noise ordinances.) Got them when 2 weeks old (although they looked...
I have 7 pullets (based on coop and desires may someday go up to 16.) Adjacent to the fenced in run is a 12' by 16' shed (it forms a wall along this completely enclosed run (180 SF) in my small lot. To give the birds more room I was thinking of jacking the shed up and removing the hardware...
18 week old barred pullet
Fine 48 hours ago (running around, eating, picked up didn't notice anything.)
24 hours ago wife picked bird up and she described it as having a seizure. wing drop, head to one side, legs odd after.
It mostly stood or sat back in coop till roosting time, then...
I have two 17++ week old buff Brahmas I got as 5++week old pullets, and six other 12 week old pullets (2 BRs, 1 Black X, 3 Hatchery Araucanas) They have been together for the last ~10 weeks.
My question is about how during the day they flock together, at night when the 12 week olds go to the...
New to chicks- not sure how to sex, what do you think (and why if time so I learn something in addition to learning their sex.)
I have 6 - five week old Araucanas from feed store (Mount Healthy Hatchery) that were bought as sexed day old pullets. These don't meet bred standard but are lovely...
I'm new to chickens.
I have 4 supposedly sexed by Mount Healthy Hatchery BRs amongst others. Took photos today and exactly 5 weeks old. On Tuesday I split the 12 young "pullets" I've been raising with my brother and while he can have roos I cannot as I live in a city. I want to know if any of...
Lost a 8 & 1/2 week old pullet today. Sad and will be hard to explain to my 3 year old (not to mention my wife.)
Not sure why or what I should do now. This is my first time with chickens.
So my questions:
Is there anything I should do now?
Should I be concerned for other birds?
What...
New to chickens (well since being a kid.) Bought 4 "pullets" at a chicken swap and 12 chicks at the farm supply (NH state law min. 12 chicks, so I plan to give 6 to my brother in a few weeks to add to his large flock in the country as I'm in the city of Nashua.)
My question regards one of the...