Image attached so when I refer to who was living where and then how they were allowed to mingle you'll have a visual. I'll try to answer any of the usual questions I see asked most when trying to help people figure out what was wrong. My older layers (all hatched 1/17) live in the big "dog...
Would anyone mind sharing examples of their number system for keeping track of breeders and generations? I see F1, F2, etc...mentioned here and there and I'm just trying to figure out what that means. Hopefully I'm posting this in the right place. Thanks in advance. :)
SOLVED! Thanks everyone!
Last time I posted I was told to wait a few more weeks, so here I am again. Can anyone help me figure out my braham for sure? I'm new to Brahma's so I'm so appreciative of your opinions. 20+ weeks old. Didn't know exact age when I got him/her, but it was older than...
I have a mixed age flock that I can't yet separate. The younger birds that aren't laying yet won't stay out of the nest boxes. I have them all sleeping on the roost at night, but all day long the young ones want to hang out in the nest boxes. The roost is way higher than the nest boxes, so I...
This is the last of the Ameraucanas we have that are over at a friend's house. Y'all were so helpful when I posted the first 11 pics. I have 6 more to ask about.
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So my Brahma is approximately 10-12 weeks old. Didn't know age 100% when I got it as a chick. The other chicks have picked on his/her back feathers right near the tail, because it turns out most all of my Ameraucanas are roos. LOL!
But what do you sweet peeps think, do I have a pullet or roo...
Is it possible to tell just by their combs at 10 weeks old. Some are a tad older, but all are by now so I'll just call them 10 weeks. I have 11 that I'm trying to figure out. From looking at pics online of others of the same age, I keep thinking all of ours look like roos based on their...
Hey, I wanted to take a few minutes to introduce myself. I've been reading all about chickens and having serious chicken envy for years. FINALLY I live somewhere that I can keep chickens. I just got my first little flock yesterday from a local feed store. 3 silver laced wyandottes, 3 golden...