Do we have a rooster?
#1 - 19wks:
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#2 - 19wks
We are fairly certain this one is a hen:
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In addition to the larger, redder wattle and comb, #1 has pointier feathers near the tail & started biting about the time the pink started showing in the...
I have three 4 week old pullets who need a happy home.
2- Barred Rock
1- Speckled Sussex
Hand raised & organic diet etc.
$15 cash for the trio.
koren.
NE PDX
Background: I have a backyard flock of 4 birds; 2 - 12wk old pullets and 2 - 5wk old chicks (in isolation). Both groups are on deep litter. I use ACV & garlic in their water daily.
Symptom: 5wk old chick with what appears to be a swollen sinus on one side of her face. It is unknown how...
I have two 10wk old SLW. This week I have noticed a sudden and significant decrease in the amount of food both hens are eating. They are eating some but not nearly as much as last week. I have made no significant changes to their diet. This is what I usually feed them each day.
Free choice...
We live in the mild Pacific NW. This is our 1st time with chickens, pick them up on Sunday (thanks Gardener!), the hen house is 4L x 5W x 4H with a covered 5 x 10 run . Picture(s) here, <http://www.flickr.com/photos/benish/1751874637/in/set-72157602222742046/ >. Long story short we got...