The white chick is a mix with a rose comb. Should be almost four weeks old. I've heard that wyandottes mature early which is why I'm still hoping this is a hen. :P
The black and white chick is a mottled Cochin bantam and it may be five or six weeks old, not sure. If you think you know, please...
I have four of these little guys left; three were hatched on february 21st and the other one was hatched on December 24th. The mother is a Booted Bantam and the father is a Belgian d'Uccles. Both are porcelain so all the babies are too. :) Local pickup only, 2 dollars each. Thanks!
All right, so, these three bantams are straight run, so I have no idea what they are and I'm not even sure on the age. By my best guess, they're three weeks old. If you've got a different idea on the age, please feel free to tell me. Two of the chicks, I believe, are porcelain d'Uccles. What...
Updated photos and info below. Two Light Brahmas at four weeks is first, then the LBs at 6 weeks along with their Astralorp/Jersey sister at 6 weeks, and their EE sister at 7 weeks of age.
Well, I've been trying to read up on Light Brahmas, to see if my suspicions were correct about my chicks...
Okay so. We had a hen that was showing classic egg bound symptoms. We gave her a warm bath and massage, but it didn't seem to be helping. After probing the vent, we realized that not only was the egg five times as big as it should be, it was coated in a buildup of rubbery, nasty stuff about half...
We got two chicks from the feed store on Wednesday, and one of them has been consistently sneezing and also has diarrhea. The other chick has no symptoms. Should I be worried about the first one, or is this somehow normal?
Nice to meet all the other backyard chicken owners out there! I just found out about this site when I started hunting for salmon faverolles online. I'm currently the proud owner of my second flock, all about two years old now; a mix of RIR, black giants, golden comets, and ameraucanas. The first...