Dear friends,
I have a lovely little rooster that I need to give away to someone who has a home with a yard outside of city limits (or who is willing to readily dispatch of said rooster and send him to the pot – without telling me).
He is a sweet Lavender Orpington, 5 months old, a perfect...
I have 4 chickens who live outside and have lived in their coop for nearly a year. We have a combined coop/run, and they ALWAYS go to bed inside the coop. Until last night, when they decided to perch outside, shunning one chicken who slept in the coop by herself. Now, again, they are outside, in...
I'm trying hard to not get attached to this incredibly flighty little lavender orpington, because I can't tell if it's a he or a she. She's around 4 weeks old, and I'm sure its probably too early to tell, but I thought I'd give it a go and see what the resident chicken experts think. (The Rhode...
Will I kill my baby chicks if I diffuse essential oils in the house? Specifically the DoTerra Breathe blend? My husband has a cold and could benefit from it, but I don't want to compromise the chicks in any way. I'm such an anxious chicken mama!
10 week old RIR (Nugget) with mystery illness that just won't quit.
Here's the rundown:
Three weeks ago, she was fine one minute, running around the yard being her hoppy little self and then thirty minutes later we found her under a tree in the yard huddled with droopy tail. Listless...
9 week old RIR (Nugget)
Two weeks ago, she was fine one minute, running around the yard being her hoppy little self and then thirty minutes later we found her under a tree in the yard huddled with droopy tail. Listless, diarrhea and a gimpy leg.
No obvious signs of injury. Still eating...
We got 5 chicks a couple of weeks ago, all different breeds, and I'm new to chickening, so it would be great if someone could help me figure out if I have all ladies before I get too attached and one turns out to be a rooster.
#1 Dumpling - Welsummer
#2 Drummer - Silver Laced Wyandotte...