I have brown red Ameraucana hens and recently purchased a Lavender roo. Will potential chicks be a mix of the 2 colors or will I have some lavender and some brown red? I don't know enough about their genetics to predict and haven't done this before. Anyone know?
Our hen went broody and adopted some eggs from someone in our community. They didn't know what their chickens were and they hatched silver. I've never had a chicken this color before. So beautiful, but what is it? The fluff was a snowy gray combo. As they have feathered out they are this...
I have a 8 month old Wyandotte that has an enlarged crop. It has gotten worse so we came to the internet for solutions. We tried withholding food and water as well as massaging the crop. She went into the nesting box and refused to come out. She hisses, pecks, and growls if we try to disturb...
I have a 21 week old New Hampshire Red that isn't quite right. She pecks if the pullets/hens are pecking next to her but when she's on her own she can't seem to find food. If I throw something towards her she freaks out and flies away. When i open the coop in the morning the other ladies run...
I have the stupidest pullets on the planet. When I call them to lock up in the coop they won't follow. They run away from me when I come from them and they try to hide in the bushes. My hens come running to me as soon as I call "chick chick chick!" I pet my hens and hold them. I've picked...
I'm somewhat new to raising chickens and I noticed that this 11 weeks old golden laced Wyandotte looks much different than "her" siblings. The others have bushy bums and shorter bushier tail feathers. This one has a longer neck, red face, and long tail feathers with the tail feather on top...