Because I absolutely love frizzles, I decided to create a thread where we can post photos of our frizzly chooks. To start things off, here are a couple of photos of my Wheaten Cochin Bantam frizzles, as well as my Polish frizzle rooster.
Now let's see yours! :caf
This thread is going to be dedicated to photos of my flocks of chickens, as well as updates as I incubate and raise chicks, and try out new breeds. I will start off with the story of my journey up to this point -
The very beginning - 2009
We moved to a small farm in December 2009, and...
I haven't seen any active 'chicken math' threads on BYC lately, and I love reading these kinds of stories. So I decided to make a thread myself.
My chicken journey has been a long one. Ever since 2009 (and the original plan of a couple of egg layers) I have expanded my flock to include several...
On a farm on top of a hill, between the valleys of the beautiful Natal Midlands, there lives a very 'cluckative' Pekin Bantam rooster named Rudy. He lives together with his happy hens on his own piece of territory.
Even though he has only been the proud head of this settlement for a short...
One of my cochin bantam hens recently went broody, so I gave her 6 eggs to sit on. She's due in about 2 weeks, and I'm super excited! I will post pictures asap.
If you have a broody who is sitting and whose eggs are due to hatch this month, feel free to post here. I've seen hatch-a-longs for...
I've been thinking of adding Wyandottes to my breeding program. I'd love to know your thoughts on this breed - personality, egg production, broodiness etc. :)
Would it be possible for me to keep a black Orpington rooster with chocolate hens? Would the chicks come out as pure chocolate and pure black?
Many thanks
Hannah
This is a thread for anyone who is hatching chicks in October. I'm planning to set Buff and Splash Orpington eggs in a few days. Remember to post photos of your adorable babies when they hatch!
I'd love to know what you keep your humidity and temp at when you incubate as well.
Happy...
I have 5, 6 week old buff orpingtons. They are from pure bred parents, and the parents have white/pink legs. One of these youngsters has the right colored legs, but the others have light yellow legs. Do the legs sometimes lighten as they get older? Or do I have cross breed Orpingtons on my...
I love my Buff Orpingtons, and I'd love to see photos of yours! If you have any, please feel free to join in. Post a photo and/or story, any color is welcome as long as they are Orpingtons. :) To start this thread going, here are some of mine:
So I went out to the coop last week to check for eggs, and I had a broody buff orpington hen! For definite. She would puff up her feathers whenever I came near, growling and pecking when I tried to take the eggs out from under her. There were feathers in the nest and she had bare batches on her...
So yesterday my buff orpington hen went broody in a coop nest box. That's fine, I've always wanted to hatch my own chicks, and I have a rooster. As this is my first time, I want to do everything right. I moved her into the broody area, and she started sitting on 10 eggs. I have some food and...
Thinking of adding 4 Light Sussex's to my flock of 12 Amber Links. Will they fight? Are they a good breed? Are they friendly? Do they lay well? I have so many questions!!
Thanks,
~ Hannah
What size makes a nice flock? I have 12 hens and a rooster, but thinking of adding more. I have Amber Links so they don't get broody, so would be nice to have a few hens who can hatch chicks. Such a lovely experience to hatch and raise them I've heard. What size flock would you recommend?
Most of my hens have bare patches on their back, neck, bottom and under their bellies. One hen is especially bad. She has two bare patches on her back, as pink as a strawberry. Need help, poor hen is looking worse every day...could it be that they are pecking eachother?
Much appreciated,
~...
I would love my Amber Links hens to sit on their eggs to hatch baby chicks, but so far none of them are broody. I have a rooster, but I'm just curious to know when my hens will start to sit. Anyone know??
Thanx
I am currently watching two little pekin bantam eggs laid by my sister's hen, Ruby. It's day 9, and Ruby is starting to look like a good mother, apart from eating her other 7 eggs...
We were feeding them all a mixed grain, and by changing to layer pellets, adding more hay to the boxes, and...
Hi,
I'm new to BYC, and have 12 darling Amber Links Hens and a gentle rooster named Charles. I also help my sister sometimes with her 6 pekin batams, and so I like to consider them as part of my flock too. I'm looking forward to posting my experiances, and questions right here in the midst of...