I acquired 4 bantam chickens (2 silkie hens, a cochin roo, and a frizzle roo of some sort). They are used to being free so they just fly out of the run every morning and fly back in to roost every evening. A few days ago the frizzle disappeared. There was no feather laying around or anything...
I got 2 guinea keets at the end of July. I started them off in the chicken coop in a room sectioned off from the big "chicken room". After about two weeks they were able to fly to the rafters and joined my chickens. They adopted a cross beaked blind cochin hen as their mom. They are with her...
I just got 2-1 week old Keets this morning. We had planned on building a small coop for them but it would be so much easier (and economical) to put them in the chicken coop. The could actually have their own "room" within the coop. Is their a problem with doing this? Do they really need...
Can you tell me if my these standard Cochins are male or female? I don't know if this is possible as they are only 8 weeks. The pictures aren't the best. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
The buff in the front.
The blue.
The partridge next to the silver laced.
I acquired these two babies when they were a couple of weeks old from a lady who didn't know anything about them but was desperate to get rid of them. Does anybody know what they are? I know absolutely nothing about ducks and had never planned on owning any but I love them anyway! Is there...
I just got my Cochin chicks yesterday that I had shipped from the hatchery. I noticed that one had a crossed beak. Is there something that I need to do for it? Will it be able to eat/drink OK by itself? I am completely new to the world of chickens.
Thanks!