I have a golden laced wyandotte that has grown slower and is half the size of all my other day old chicks (that are now all 12 weeks old I ordered online/came together. Is that normal? I am just concerned because my other hens are very cruel and pick at her until her face and comb are all...
At first my flock never wanted out of their house. After they finally went outside they now play a version of shotgun to see which one can sleep closest to the door to be the first one out in the morning. They are hilarious.
I bought some mealworms for my chickens (1 Silver Laced Wyandotte "10 weeks old", 2 Speckled Sussex "5 weeks old", 3 Easter Eggers "one 10 weeks old, two 5 weeks old", 2 Black Australorps "5 weeks old"), but they don't seem interested at all in them. Is that normal? Is there anything I need to...
I have two (snowball and peepers) 5 1/2 week old easter eggers and I am pretty sure one of them is a Roo (snowball). Would welcome all thoughts on it.
Here is "Snowball"
and here is "Peepers".
Trying to figure out how to introduce six 4 week old chicks to three 8 week old chickens. One of my 8 week old chickens is a rooster and just wondering if that will cause any problems as well in introducing the younger ones in. All the chickens are currently in the same place together and have...
I have to admit getting chicken's has been crazy. So far out of the 6 baby chicks I purchased 3 are roos and 1 is a hen. Please help me figure out which fate my little Silver Laced Wyandotte's fall under. Thanks!
SLW 1.
SLW 2.
I am a first time back yard chicken owner (VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT!) and we unfortunately cannot have roos where we live and I worry I may have a few....
This is my Araucana "Turkey" named by my kids.
And these are my Plymouth Rocks "Chicken" and "Goldfish"
Please help me figure out...