They are both 6 months old and have not started laying yet. I think the first one is either a black sexlink or copper maran. The second one, I have no idea.
I just had some eggs hatch in the incubator 5 days ago and one of the chicks is super aggressive with the others. It attacks them constantly, unprovoked. I lost two chicks and suspect it was because of this wee firecracker. The breed is RIR. This is definitely not the normal pecking order...
We picked up 6 RIR chicks back in June and, much to our delight, one of them is a rooster. We guessed from the start he was a cockeral due to his confidence, always coming to check things out first, make sure everything was okay, etc. He was also slightly protective of the others. Well, here...
I have a young Rhode Island Red hen just starting to lay eggs. We have 11 other hens of varying ages and 2 roosters in our flock. We also have 6 chicks and 5 Guinea fowl. All get along fine, everyone is happy and healthy. (not sure if all that is important information but included it just in...
Hi everyone! Been a reader for awhile now and finally decided to join up. My husband and I have a small farm in Northeast Oklahoma. We started out with some Rhode Island Red hens and rooster as well as a few Buff Orpingtons but have just added some Plymouth Barred Rock chicks and one handsome...
I picked up this handsome man from someone who had too many roosters. They told me he is a gold laced cochin but he has no feathers on his legs and just doesn't look much like a gold laced anything to me. I suspect he is a mixed breed since I can't find any rooster that really looks like him...