First of all I want to say thank goodness for this website!!!! Yesterday morning I found my precious Silkie rooster, Sergeant Scrambles, laying in his coop with his neck turned all the way around backwards. I thought someone or something had gotten into our back yard and broke his neck. He...
Back at the end of March I visited my local TSC and bought what were labeled as pullets. Now I am a little concerned that I may have a cockerel in the mix. Can anyone tell by this picture of its comb/waddle? It looks different from the rest and that is why I am thinking it may be a male. (The...
My husband and I want to begin raising some chicks. I was wondering if anyone had ideas for set ups to keep the different breeds we are raising separated so that we do not end up with a bunch of mixes. Right now we have one coop with a run and let them free range in our fenced in back yard...
My husband bought me a chicken coop and some chicks for our anniversary. He was going to build the coop himself but time was running short so he bought this model from TSC (http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/precision-pet-orb-country-classic-coop). I am trying to figure out ways to make...
Can anyone tell what kind of bantam this black chicken is? He or she is about 7 weeks old. I have two of them and their tails look larger than my regular chickens and kind of point upwards and their wings look long and point down.
I bought some chicks from my local Tractor Supply store and only had them labeled as "Bantams." I was wondering if anyone could tell what kind they are?