We bought a trio of Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons this Spring, at about eight weeks old - one rooster and two pullets. The breeder we got them from had several other adult Lemons in his garden and they were stunning. However the trio we bought he hatched from eggs shipped from a breeder in the UK...
Okay so this is our first Silkie & we're not totally sure if she's a hen or roo, especially as she must be at least six months now & we've had no eggs!! When we got her two months ago we were told she was a hen but I know with Silkies it can be hard to tell. What do you think? :)
So yesterday we got five new additions to our ever growing flock! The story is we had two Lavender Orpington chicks; we hatched both of them in our incubator, called Clover and Peppa.(Clover has now turned into Captain as we've decided he's a cock). Sadly last week Peppa got pneumonia and...
We've got a new black australop pullet and she doesn't seem to have any feathers where her tail should be and it looks red. I've attached a picture. Other than that she seems to be healthy and has a very good appetite. Any advice on what we should do about it? Thanks in advance!
Hi there! I'm Anna and I have got eight chickens at the moment, five hens and three chicks. The hens are a mix of breeds and are almost four years old now. The chicks are lemon cuckoo orpingtons and there is one cock and two hens. We've only had the chicks three days and they're about 9 weeks...