Well, I just moved to from TX to Florida panhandle. Didn't want to move the coop and wasn't prepared to bring the chickens, so they went to a fantastic home (couldn't have asked for better.) However, I lasted a whole 2 months and have already ordered chicks. Welsummers and speckled sussex...
I knew it was going to happen. Went out of state for 4 days for a family memorial service and missed the first eggs, lol. Warned the pet sitter it was probably going to happen so she sent me pictures. I knew one hen, my buff orp Jane, was ready but someone else was too! I suspect her partner...
So early spring, I built this cute little garden coop from the plans and I picked the best shady spot and all was well until a month or two ago when the morning shade tree (a very large beech tree) fell over on the neighbor's house.
It's an empty house so I didn't really care but was more...
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I have 8 11.5 week olds. They are really starting to get personalites, its so fun. This evening they were out in their run for a couple hours but when they were ready to come back in, I hung out with them for a bit snapping photos. It wasnt yet sunset and they were...
Well I have only two GLW. One seems very pullet-ish but the other I'm just still wondering. 9.5 weeks old. Hoping for thoughts.
Here is the one in question. Has lagged behind the other all along. Slow to feather, no tail to speak of. What tail there is, is coming in kind of curly. Not...
I have 8 chicks, 6 weeks old, 4 different breeds. This GLW stands out as the smallest by far but not lightweight...rather surprisingly heavy actually. Feathering in so differently from the other GLW. Was lagging behind, now with feathers coming in everywhere it seems. Has lost almost all...