Hi, so like the title states, I will be removing a cockerel from my flock, and I'm wondering if this will change the pecking order. If so, what should I expect? I have 7 chickens that vary from 10-12 weeks old. I recently introduced an 11 week old pullet who is separated in an enclosed pen in...
Hi, I recently purchased 6 chicks from my local feed store. At 7 weeks, one of my Easter Eggers began to crow. The same feed store sells pullets between the ages 2-3 months. Is it okay to add one older pullet to my existing flock? Should I get rid of my cockerel before adding the new pullet? I...
Hi! I recently got 6 chicks, and these two are my Dominiques. I would greatly appreciate any educated guesses on their gender, especially from anyone with experience raising Dominiques. I’ve been searching through the gender questions concerning Dominiques and was able to obtain the following...
Hi! I recently got 6 chicks, and these two are my Rhode Island Reds. They are about 6.5 weeks old. I’m not allowed to have roosters where I live, so I would appreciate any educated guesses on their gender.
This is chick 1, and I’m leaning towards pullet.
This is chick 2, and I’m not sure...
Hi! I got 6 chicks June 3rd, and these two were advertised as Ameraucanas, but given the fact I bought them from a feed store and the clerk said they might lay green eggs, I’m thinking they’re Easter Eggers. As young chicks, they looked a lot like they could have been blue wheaten Am. What do...