I ordered a selection of ducks from McMurray. I've figured out all but these:
Any ideas what they are? They are not fully feathered yet, but close. Thanks!
Yesterday a neighbor dog got into my chicken yard and killed 5 chickens and a duck (including my awesome Splash Silkie roo). I called the Sheriff who made sure I understood I had every right to do whatever it took to protect my animals. Then he had Animal Control call me. Animal Control went...
I picked up a couple of barred rocks at the feed store today. One was marked like a male. I told them I didn't want that one because it was a boy. The girl who works there picked it up, looked at its butt and said, "Nope, it's a girl." Then she picked up another and did the same thing.
She...
I took in somebody else's flock that had to get rid of them. It included this little cutie. He/She looks like he/she is wearing pajamas, so we're calling it PJ.
Daddy is a standard white cochin. I'm assuming mama is a Barred Rock. He/she has some feathers that stick out in weird ways.
Any...
One of our hens (a brown leghorn) holds her tail to one side. She's still active and healthy and laying eggs. But is this an indication of something to worry about?
We ordered the Rainbow Asst from McMurray, and when they were young, we thought we had a bunch of EE. It turns out, most of what we thought were EE aren't - we only have one for sure, and it's a roo.
This is the last one that we can't figure out what is. She's about 14 weeks old. Any ideas...
We picked up our chicks on Sunday. When we opened the box, one of them was holding her head straight back, resting the back of her head on her back.
We've watched her pretty close over the past 2 days. She can pull her head into a normal position and eat and drink and preen. But. . . any...