I bought 4 week old sex link chicks(two black, two red) toward the end of December. So they are almost 14 weeks now and I noticed that they are starting to redden up. I have also been reading that they tend to mature faster and some people have sex links that started laying at 16 weeks! Has...
So here is my boy Slo-froHe is a pretty boy but he is also our "special" chicken. He got stuck in the egg due to a chick emergency in the incubator from an earlier hatchling. I helped him out but he has always been a little slower than the others. We managed to get 5 roosters out of our hatch of...
Anyone else here in Phoenix, or even AZ. We have some unique issues with having outdoor animals due to the extreme summer weather. Would love some input on how you keep your ladies cool in the summer.
Hi all, I am new to the backyard chicken phase though I got the bug many years ago when I hatched out chickens in an incubator for my preschool class. Now I am building my own flock the same way. My summer school class and I hatched out 6 chickens in July and they all live with me now...
Kay-so I have to take my roos to be processed this weekend since I can't have them and the one is SO nasty. These are the remaining chicks from my July hatching. That makes them 5 months old and I am assuming they are girls but want to be sure, also any breed ideas. I know they are "barnyard...
Hi, new here and haven't had chickens in MANY years. These two are confusing me. They are part of my mixed flock I hatched this summer. All but one of my 6 looked liked pullets-I knew my spunky little bantam roo was one for a long time and the crowing he started months ago conformed it. Well...