My flock of hens recently turned out to be a flock of hens and a rooster. He's 7 months old, healthy and handsome. I'm looking for a new home for this little bugger because we can't keep roosters in our area. Please message if interested. Thank you!!
So I've been raising a flock of what I thought to be all hens for 6 months, and now I'm starting to have doubts about my White Cochin. He/she is a lot bigger than the rest of my hens (I understand they're all different breeds but he/she is pretty massive), has started crowing in the mornings to...
Okay so I have 6 pullets that are all together in a large brooder while I finish the last of my coop, and when I got home, my SL Polish was lying on the ground while the other ones were pecking at her and *eating??!!* at her lower back. We picked her out, and her entire lower back was picked...
Okay, so my 9 day old chick's crop is visibly swollen, and hard. I found it like that last night, and assumed her crop was just full, so I let her be thinking it might pass through or something, but it hasn't changed at all. I gave my chicks some tomato as a treat a few days ago, but all they...
Okay so I have week old old baby chicks, and my White Cochin chick's wings don't seem to have the same kind of feathering as the rest of my flock. They are a lot shorter and seem to be missing the really long feathers. Also while the rest of them try to jump and do fly a little bit, I've never...
Okay so I recently got chicks, and there's a bit of sticky dried poop around the vent, but it's not blocking it at all. I've tried getting it off, but it's only caused more problems and is pretty hard to get off. Is it a problem, and do I need to try and get it all off??
Hi guys~ So yes, I am new to chickens, and I will be receiving my chickies by mail in 24 days~ I'll be getting 6 babies, and they'll be a SL Polish, SG Dorking, White Cochin, Dark Cornish, Delaware, and a Blue Favaucana. I found out about BC from researching chicken breeds ;) I like animals a...
Hi, so I'm going to be getting 6 standard chicks relatively soon, and I'm gonna need to start getting my brooder ready eheh. Anyway I've heard from some friends say that one of those giant plastic tubs/totes will be perfectly fine for them. Validations, contradictions, or other options anyone??
Hi~ So I'm new to BC and just about to start a flock in exactly 24 days when my little ones shall arrive~ I've ordered my chicks from MPC and I'm getting a Silver-Laced Polish, Silver-Gray Dorking, White Cochin, Blue Favaucana, Dark Cornish, and a Delaware. All hens no boys for me. Anyway I'm so...