Meet my new goat! He is an African Pygmy wether and I will be bringing him home in a week. He is two years old and will be living inside as a house pet with all my other animals. His name at his current home is Rio and I like it but I want to come up with a full name for him. He needs a middle...
So I finally got my new girls their coop built and they went out for the first time today! My second flock which is my newest flock has been living inside for two months now. This flock consist of One bantam cornish Gloria, Two silkies Heather and Maple, and one bantam orpington Krispy. I bought...
I set 7 chicken Eggs yesterday (3-12-16) in my brines mini advanced incubator and they are due to hatch on April fools day! This is my first time hatching chickens though I did successfully hatch button quail in it. If anyone else places eggs on or around this date I would live to talk and share...
So I purchased six chicks from the pullet bin at Tractor Supply Company and was wondering what breed they are. I know one is a white leghorn so I did not take pictures of her but the other five have me stumped. Here are two of the chicks that best resemble what they all look like.
Chick #1...
So Got 7 chicks 4 from a breeder and 3 from The Mill. I am wondering about the 3 chicks breeds and the others colors and gender.
#1 white cochin frizzle but what gender?
#2 Another white cochin frizzle what gender?
#3 Black silkie I know you cant sex them but i thought i would...
Hi Im Maddie Im 14 and show/raise rabbits here in Maryland. The breed i and working with are velveteen lops (I'm the youth director for the club), english lops, and french lops. I also own thriantas, mini lops, nether land dwarfs, holland lops, an english angora, and a havana. Feel free to talk...
I am freaking out I have had button quail eggs in the incubator for 17 days and on egg piped 24 hours ago but never did anything else. someone told me that I should try to help the chick out so I have opened the shell more but the chicken is not ready! how can i keep the chick a live?!!! I don't...
Hi I'm Maddie I and a youth poultry shower and have just found out that for part of my christmas present I get to go to the APA Nationals in Tennessee! I live in Maryland and will be traveling with three of my best show chickens to Tennessee. I am bringing My Silver Partridge Silkie Hen , My...
So I bought two button quail about a month ago and they have been living in a 20 gallon long tank with a reptile/mulch substrate with some fake plants. There is a red breasted Male and a silver Female. The lady we got them from sold them as a breeding pair.
About 5 days ago the female started...
I have 7 bantams chickens that haven't started laying yet here are their breeds and ages. Let me know when you thinkthey will start laying!
13 weeks old: 1 brahma, 1 old english game, 1 D'Uccle, 1 serama
12 weeks old: 1 silkie
9 weeks old: 1 silkie, one polish
Hi I have 9 chicken and I want to make sure they are what i think they are.
I think this is a lemon blue (she has orange on her neck) cochin bantam hen. Well I know she is a hen but triple checking color.
buff laced polish frizzle bantam pullet.
Mille Fleur cochin bantam hen...
Ok so today I bought 2 6 month old bantam Cochins to go with my other bantam breed chicks. One bantam cochin was chasing all the others around and pecking/pulling at their feathes when I put it with them. Later that day (like 2 hours later) she laid an egg. Could the aggression have been caused...
I just got a chicken today from a friend and it looks like a serama. It's is all black. It looks like a Itty bitty game bird she is about 8 weeks old and I have and 8 weeks old game bird who is about twice her size. The one I think is a serama weighs 6 ounces and the old English game bird weighs...
what do you think they are?? the non silkies are 7 weeks old and the silkies are 6 weeks old and the little silkie is 2 weeks
let me know everything you can tell from the video!!
I just recently noticed my silkie chick (with a vaulted skull) was holding her head really weired it looks twisted and bent. What should I do or what can I do?? Please help!!!
hello i need help figuring how many chickens i can keep! I only have bantams and just hens. i have one run and one coop. they are in the run all day and the coop at night. the measurement of the run (that the are in during the day) is 55" by 52" and the coop (where they sleep) is 82" by 35" but...