Hi, since this is my first go around with chickens I am just not sure if I'm correct in thinking one of my leghorns is a rooster.
First image is of the bird that I suspect is a rooster and the second is one of the others that I have which the other 2 look identical to one another, both birds...
Hi, This is my first go around with chickens and I've got 8 all together, 2 barred rocks, 3 tetra browns and 3 leghorns BUT I am pretty sure one of the leghorns is a rooster because its starting to get what my daughter calls "pretty feathers on his butt" and I am thinking it may be a rooster...
Simple enough question with a simple enough answer I am assuming but my mama said the only dumb question is the one unasked so there's that.
1) Should chicks have a never ending supply of food? If so until when? week what?
2) if the answer is "nope" then what should a feeding schedule look...
Hi, This is my first go at chicks and we picked up 8 birds last Friday, 3 Tetra browns, 3 Leghorns and 2 Barred Rocks. The Leghorns are the biggest of the group and judging on the size and how many wing feathers they have at this point I believe they are older than the others. The Tetras are...
Hi, We've decided that fresh eggs are something that we want on tap and after a bunch of reading it was decided we would have a go at this whole chicken raising thing ;) I've gotten a lot of info from this site so I thought it was time to join as we picked up our chicks last night from TSC. We...