My daughter went out to a sad sight this morning...about 10 of her bantam chickens were gone!! There were feathers everywhere, no blood and no chickens!! She found one lone survivor! This pen of chickens were inside a shed that is under construction...figured what ever it was wiggled inside one...
Okay....we got these chicks a few weeks ago and were told they were Black Minorcas and all hatched on Feb 23. My question is why are some of them feathering in totally different? We have 6 of them 3 feathering out beautifully and 3 well... not so... ???
I believe these are 2 cockerels --- but...
My daughter wants to raise & show call ducks. Can anyone recommend the best choice or a breeder that we can get them from? Any input would be great. THANKS!
Just received these hens as favor to a friend that was getting rid of them -- he didn't know what they were and I am still new to chickens, so any help would be great!
Here is the 1st hen. She lays VERY dark brown eggs.
another shot of her --- had trouble getting pics of this one, as she is...
Hi--my daughter received 3 chickens form her cousin to get her started with her dream of raising and showing chickens and we are not sure of the breeds of any of them.....Please help! Thanks!
Here are pics of the hen. She has a green "iridescent" coloring on top of the black (not showing in...
I shouldn't say I am completely new to chickens -- I had chickens growing up, but don't remember much about them except gathering eggs and feeding.
The reason I have chickens again is because my 8 year old daughter has decided that she wants to raise and show chickens in 4-H. She watched her...