I got this little silkie Saturday for free from someone I got ducklings from. I was wondering what color it will be? It’s yellowish with greyish areas. Maybe splash? Or will it just be a white silkie?
New duck mom here. I got 2 ducks this Thursday and a third Friday. They are 3-4 days old. They are drinking and chilling in their brooder. They don’t seem to eat much. I’ve raised chicks for years and they are pigs. Do ducklings just eat less or should I be concerned? They seem comfortable in...
These chicks are 4 week old silver leghorns and seem to not be growing or feathering out any more. There were 4 originally, 2 died out of nowhere 2ish weeks ago. They were all doing really good eating and drinking, no signs of lethargy or illness, randomly just found 2 dead a day apart. Now...
Anyone want to play a game of hen or roo? These F1 olive eggers are throwing me for a loop with their pea combs. They are small but very red. The hatch mates with single combs are very obvious who are boys. But these ones aren’t obvious (to me). Help! One blue bird and 2 splash birds. They are...
I hatched out 6 fbcm from what I was told were pure birds from a well known hatchery in California. But not all of the chicks look like what they are supposed to. Is it possible for the chicks to be yellow? 2 are yellow, 2 are blue, and 2 seem dark blue if not black. I’ll add a picture of the...
If I have a French blue copper marans from the same line that lays the left egg, what color would the chick lay (if a hen) if mixed with the egg on the right?
This girl is 23 weeks old and a French blue copper marans. I started getting a brown speckled egg this week and I’m hoping it’s not her yet because it’s way lighter than I was hoping for! I thought marans laid later then 22/24 weeks. Does she look mature enough to lay? And if so, is there any...
Any idea if these 2 are male or female? They are around 9ish weeks. Both have green on their necks. Sorry about the picture quality, they never hold still!
I got 2 peafowl chicks today. They were sold to me as unsexed indigo blues. Does that look right? And if so any ideas on gender? 4 and 6ish weeks old.
2 pictures of each bird. The first 2 pictures are younger bird and the other 2 are older bird.
Thank you 😊
I bought 4 Easter egger chicks from my local farm supply store and they were sold as pullets but I really think one is a rooster. They are now 6 weeks old. The one in question is in the front. It has a really pointy tail and much more red comb compared to the other 3. Do I have a rooster?
So I am new to chickens and I have never seen this before but I noticed a spot on one of my hen's combs the other day, now there are more and another hen has a little spot too. I am only seeing 2 hens with spots out of 15 so I'm hoping that it is not going to spread whatever it is... PLEASE...
I purchased chicks from the local feed store and the chicks came from a bin with all breeds mixed together. I picked one barred rock that I knew that's what it was but I have 3 chicks that I have no clue what they are. I was hoping someone would recognize what breed they are.
Chick #1...
I'm not sure if this is normal with silkie chicks or not but one of my three silkie chicks has like a plastic encasement on her head feathers. The other two chicks have feathered heads and have for a while. Will she eventually have a fluffy head? Does anyone know why the ones she has seem to be...
I have a Delaware hen that is now 24 weeks, 2 barred rock hens that are 23 weeks, and 4 Ameraucana hens that are 19 weeks, should I be expecting eggs soon? I'm getting kind of impatient at this point and want eggs!! Anyone have experience with these breeds and know when they usually start...
I have 3 silkie chicks that are about 5 weeks old. I was told the are all hens but the older they get the more I'm thinking one if not all are roosters! Can anyone help me sex them?