My existing old girl flock had a rooster until 2 days ago. He just didn't show up for lock down at night. I looked everywhere for him but to no avail. They are now used to having a protector with them daily as they free range. I have another 7 month old rooster that is a promising candidate. I...
Just wanted to let everyone know that my pekin (Prissy) successfully hatched her own egg. She started with 3 eggs and one disappeared. Not sure what happened to it but I left the other 2 in the nest for her just to see if she would actually set the nest to term. This morning when I went to feed...
I just officially joined BYC but have been researching on this site ever since we bought 20 baby chicks in February, 2015.. We have Plymouth Barred Rocks, Golden Buffs, Australorps, Easter Eggers and Plymouth Rocks. I am just dying to get some Orphingtons and Wyandotes and Brahma chickens. I...