Hello!! Does anyone have a Blue Andelusian? This breed is new to me and I don’t know what to expect as far as personality and feathering. The chicks are 4 Weeks old- the one on the right is the Blue Andelusian , the one on the left is a blue laced red Wyandotte (Unless I mixed the two...
Serious Inquiries only, Please PM me. I have a nice Roo, Rhode Island Red, who needs a new good home. He has been spoiled rotten here and is a great pet.. however I due to various reasons, I need to find someone willing to take care of him and give him a loving home. Please contact me if you...
Hi All! I have read many posts about Integrating new chickens to an existing flock...at this point, I need more specific advice to my situation. I haven't seen many indications of integrating with a rooster involved...here is my situation:
Background: My 1 yr old flock is made up of 4 hens...
Hi! This might be a crazy question but I have 3 baby black Australorps, about 2 weeks old. I hope they are all pullets and I know it is too early to tell but is there a correlation with their sex and the noises they make???
I watch them a lot and one is a bit wilder than the other two (more...
Today we lost our first pet chicken, a GLW named Bradley Cooper. She was a sweet beautiful girl. My husband found her under the truck, belly side up. She was still warm. No signs of attack or illness. I am wondering if our roo chased her and she either had a heart attack? Or hit her head on the...
Hi all, One of my ladies has a hen saver saddle on. Its been raining all day in NY and the hen saddle is wet as you can imagine. It's made of a canvas material. Do you think I have to take it off to dry or will it dry on its own on her? Its in the upper 40's, not sure about tonight. Will her...
Hi there, my Roo is a pretty good guy. However recently he has been trying to mate w. my GLW and she doesn't want any part of it. He pulls her neck feathers and she runs away - so there is obvious feather loss. So my question is..... Is there anything I can do to cover her neck feathers or do I...
Hi, my chickens are about 9 months old and one is showing less feathers on her back. Is this because the rooster mates with her too much? She acts normal and is healthy otherwise- no signs of mites or lice and she's the only one of the group. Thanks. [/IMG]
Hi! I have 5 laying pullets and 1 coop with 4 nest boxes. They seem to take turns, using whatever one they like (usually I find the eggs in 2 of 4 of the boxes, or just 1 box). Today my one black australorp has been in there for at least 2 hours. The other black australorp is running around and...
I noticed my 21 wk old rooster limping this morning and quickly read through a lot of the helpful info on this site.
Being new to chickens I always seem to feel panicked while reading all the horrible possibilities and other's experiences (..think as if you or your loved one are ill and you are...
Hi! I'm fairly new here; I have 6 chickens that are just over 3 months old. I am loving them. I have a quick question regarding dried meal worm treats. This is my 2nd time purchasing it and the chickens love it. This time around, I want to know if anyone has had small live bugs in it, as well as...
Hi Everyone! I got my first fuzzy babies in April; I have 1 Buff Orpington, 2 Black Australorps, 2 Rhode Island Reds, 1 Golden Laced Wyandotte. Backyard Chickens has been a great resource! My chickens are now 10 weeks old and I have been loving each day as they grow so quickly and learn so fast...