Hi! I have a little girl that is in 4H that is taking a Sizzle hen to the 4H fair. What do the judges look for? I thought you couldnt take a sizzle because she is a mix...is this a recognized breed? I want to give her some pointers.. but I have no idea about any of it.
I have 8 large fowl and 2 bantams that live together right now peacefully. I had a silkie and she died. I want to try again but should I have a separate coop for my silkies? I was told that the larger birds will kill the silkies and that is what likely happened to my last one. Thoughts? I dont...
The title says it all! I am looking to move my flock from florida to michigan. I have a mixed group of chickens. They are free range chickens. I have 3 EEs, a barred rock, a cochin, a polish/sultan mix, a cochin/silkie mix, a RIR and a russian Orloff. They are all about a year old.
Thoughts?
I have a flock of 9 chickens... 5 of them are of age to lay and have laid for a while then quit. One is a rooster and the other 3 are younger not ready to lay yet. I was having 2 eggs a day then none then one a day... but all from different chickens (I can tell because I have all different...
I have my first REAL silkie and I think she is going to die. She is lethargic and her poop is a little runny. She would eat or drink so I put mashed up food and water in a syringe and fed her some that way. She did swallow. One eye is **** and the other is open most of the time. When I found...
This chicken is a bit more aggressive then the others... its tail is also up and the others are not...
I am trading with the woman I got them from for a hen because I already for sure have one crowing rooster.. I need to know if I should take this one back too. What do you guys think? I am new...
I have young chickens that havent started laying yet but are really close to starting. I was given a hen that was a year old already. When I first got her she laid for the first week. Then I started free ranging and she hasnt laid one since. Why isnt she laying? Does it have to do with the fact...
Im not sure what attacked my chicken. He is 2 months old. Cochen. He is as big as my "big" chickens but he does stay separare with two other 2 month olds. He was free ranging when I noticed he was bleeding from his neck all the way down his leg. I brought him in and cleaned him up as much as he...
I just got 5 chickens and my Coop was finished last week. The whole thing is 8 by 8 by 4. They have 3 HUGE nesting boxes. We are in Florida so they chickens have open access to the run. I want to start letting them free range during the day but Im scared. Right now they have bedding in their...
The lady I got my chickens from didnt know how to sex them and she didnt really know what breed they were due to having so many types of chickens. Help me!! =]]