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My family is counting on us being present for Thanksgiving in PA, twelve hours away. This is our first year with chickens (just 4 of them) and I am fretting leaving them for 3 days cooped up. I'm sure they will be fine with plenty of food and water, but I guess I just worry they will be...
Hi,
My family is counting on us being present for Thanksgiving in PA, twelve hours away. This is our first year with chickens (just 4 of them) and I am fretting leaving them for 3 days cooped up. I'm sure they will be fine with plenty of food and water, but I guess I just worry they will be...
Hi, My pullet is over 6 months old now. Today when I let her out into the yard with the others, she started making noises I've never heard her make like she is in pain and small "chirps". She began looking around frantically for small spaces to go into and digging around in the leaves. I...
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I have 3 chicks that are about 5 weeks old, two boys, one girl. They seem to be very bonded to each other and always stay close to each other. My problem is that I can only keep hens, so the two roos must go. Should I send all 3 to a farm together so they can stay together? Or would it...
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I have these two Polish blend chicks that I need to find out soon whether they are boys or girls. They are right around 5 weeks old. The first one, Frenzy, seems to be a pullet. The second one, Jo, has a more developed comb, but not red or even pink. Jo does seem to walk taller, the...
Here is a picture showing the wing of my bird in question. I'm not sure if this will show enough. I had a hard time getting this chick to open his/her wing at all for the picture!
This is the bird with its pinkish comb.
At only 4 weeks, does this appear to be a male or female? The comb has become quite pink, but not red. Ideas? Very anxious to know. He is very aggressive and tall, so leads me to think roo.
I brought home 3 chicks from the local school which I were told could be any number of different breeds. Two I have appear to be the same with black with brown edged wings, combs are dark colored. They have white down the front of their chests and down their tummies. They are developing...
I have 3 chicks from the local school that were a mixed bunch. Two I have are the black with brown edged wings, combs are dark colored. They have white down the front of their chests and down their tummies. They are developing really pretty reddish brown stripey feathers here and there...