Hey all. I just wanted to show off my newest rooster. He has no name yet, as I just got him last night. What do you all think? Have I taken this chicken obsession a bit too far? Or do you all want one too now?
I am in the process of attempting to write a book. I have never done this before and funds are very low, as always . I would like to ask the generous folks here at BYC to post pics on this thread that I could use in my book. I will not be able to pay for the use of these pics unless the book...
We just adopted this little cutie about a week ago. I work at a specialty veterinary clinic where he spent a week with pneumonia and a bad case of coccidia. Anyways, I am having trouble comming up with a name. Since I work at a vet clinic, I would like to avoid common names. He has a perfet...
Someone "rescued" this fledgling Barred owl. They thought that it was injured because it could not fly well . I know that they meant well, but I'm sure that his/her parents are wondering where he/she is. Thankfully, I work close to Lone Elk Park where the World Bird Sanctuary is located. They...
I don't ever want to have to do this again! This is the second hatch that I have had where this has happened. I had 1 little chick who hatched with it's intestines outside of its body! Is there something that I could have done to prevent this from happening? I have had several hatches this year...
I just received my order from Nature's Hatchery, 5 Phoenix pullets and 15 Silver Laced Cochin pullets. I also received 10 "packing peanuts" with the order. They appear to be buff cochins. My question is: Are these extra chicks probably all male? I really don't know what to do with 10 extra roosters!
I have a free range flock that consists of EE's, Barred Rocks, and a Blue Andalusian rooster. (There are also EE and Barred Rock roosters) I hatched some eggs from them on Tues and was surprised to see 2 blue chicks in my incubator. One of them has a pea comb, so I assuming that he/she is an EE...
Yesterday morning I was in my brooder room (yes, I have a whole room just for my babies!). Anyways, I accidently knocked over the lid to the trashcan that I keep the feed in and of course, the noise scared my 5- 1 week old ducklings. One of them fell over, stretched it's legs foward and it's...
These are from my free-range flock. In this flock, I have 14 EE hens & 12 Barred Rock Hens with 5 EE roosters, 3 Barred Rock roosters, and 1 Blue Andalusian Rooster. I also have a pen with 7 Black Australorp hens & 3 Black Australorp Roosters. These were separated from the main flock only 2...
I have had chickens for about 2 years now. I have a huge pen plus 6 acres of property (no pond though). I would really like to get some ducks. I have been doing research, but I would really appreciate any advice that you guys/gals could give me!
I have 26 chicks that were hatched 1/27/10. These are from my mixed flock. This flock consists of purebred birds who are housed together. They are free range and antibiotic/hormone free. The breeds in this pen are: Barred Plymouth Rocks, Black Australorps, Easter Eggers, and Silver Spangled...
I have 26 chicks that were hatched 1/27/10. These are from my mixed flock. This flock consists of purebred birds who are housed together. They are free range and antibiotic/hormone free. The breeds in this pen are: Barred Plymouth Rocks, Black Australorps, Easter Eggers, and Silver Spangled...
HELP!!! I'm overrun with roos! I have never shipped birds, so I prefer local pickup only. If you want to pay for shipping, I'm more than happy to try though. These roosters are all about 5-7 months old. They are healthy, but some have been "picked on" by the other roos. No major...