Lester is nearly 6 months old...a big, gorgeous boy who will father some beautiful babies someday if given the chance He's got big green monster feet, and his favorite treats are oranges, apples, salad & spaghetti.
Unfortunately we can't keep him around; my older hens are afraid of him...
Lester is nearly 6 months old...a big, gorgeous boy who will father some beautiful babies someday if given the chance He's got big green monster feet, and his favorite treats are oranges & spaghetti.
Unfortunately we can't keep him around; my older hens are afraid of him because he chases...
Good morning everyone! I have a question about how you manage having hens & roosters together...
As some of you know, one of my birds from the last batch of babies turned out to be a cockerel, and since my hubby & I had discussed it previously, I immediately figured I needed to farm him out to...
These babies came home with me on April 2nd, from the annual Chick Day event at my local feed store. I got 5 different breeds that day. I will never trust their judgement again...
I had reserved (a month before) a Black Australorp, a Buff Orpington, an Ameracauna, a Black SexLink and a...
The little Delaware Heritage pullet I brought home from Chick Day about 8 weeks ago and named Lizzie has turned out to be someone completely different...it turns out that "Lizzie" is actually a "Lester." It's breaking my heart, but I'm not going to be able to keep this gorgeous boy and I'm...
For three weeks now, whenever I gave my 5 babies treats, they just looked at it... well, they walked through the yogurt (except one who got a little bit on her beak and yelled like she was being murdered ("get this off my beak!") LOL
They were scared of the scrambled egg, and all huddled in...
Hello everyone ~ I'm posting this for a friend of mine; unfortunately she must place some of her beloved flock up for adoption. She lives in the hills of Sheridan, Oregon, west of Salem & McMinnville.
This is part of a note I got from her last night:
"I'm really sad and down about this, but...
My little RIRs are 11 days old, and I'm loving every minute with them! For the past few days, when I clean their brooder (4-5 times a day ~ whew!), they've been trying to jump up towards the edge of their box, flapping their little baby wings like crazy, and I knew it wasn't going to be long...
Good morning Everyone! I hope you all had a safe & happy 4th celebration
I have a couple of questions that I haven't been able to find the answers to, so I apologize if I'm repeating subjects already covered...
When will my baby RIRs be able to really use those baby wings and fly? They are...
Hello Everyone!
I found this site today when I was researching a question about my brand-new baby RIRs...I joined immediately and I'm so glad I did! It seems I'll be able to find the answer to just about any question I might have...Forums have been very helpful to me in the past, and when I...