Hi everyone . My hens are nearly 2 years old. They free range all day, but this is the first predatory death. I should note that our dog passed away last May, so i am guessing all traces of her smells are now gone from the yard and the snow just recently melted, so the hens are out more. I...
Hi there. I have a mixed flock of 8 hens. They are just shy of 10 months old and have been laying for 4 to 5 months. Our winter temperatures were pretty mild this year minus 5 to 10 C. I supplimented their light as well. The teperatures are warming up and days are longer now that it is...
I started with 7 chicks at the end of May. 3 ended up to be roosters - 1 went to a farm in August; the last 2 are heading to a farm tomorrow. We bought two more pullets in the Fall to replace the roos. The hens are now about 20 weeks old and the recent additions are about 24 weeks old.
We...
Hi everyone. I have 3 lavender orpington chickens that are 15 weeks old now. One is a girl for sure, but these 2 that I am posting pics of, I am not positive (new to this).
Thanks for the help. :)
Jacquie
Hi again. I posted pics of my young chicks, but they had some growing to do before their genders became clear. They are now between 6 and 7 weeks old and I thought I'd try again. We've named them all girl names to be on the optimistic side, but I think there may be quite a few boys now. Let...
Hi there we have been raising 7 chicks for the past 2.5 weeks. three 20 day old lavender orps, one 20 day old cream legbar (she's a girl), two ameracaunas/easter eggers who are 26 days old, and one 26 day old white mixed breed. I think one of the easter eggers is a roo. I have mixed ideas...