14 + weeks, EEx?? Pullet (prob x w/ RIR but could be one of the EE hens), grey leg and peacomb hoping green egg layer?
Thinking a cockerel, but hoping it's a pullet! EExAustralorp.
EExCuckoo Marans wish it could be a pullet (I think I recall the 2 Cuckoo's had larger Combs faster than...
We are here most of the time and our dogs are outside a lot, so we've been fortunate not to have lost any of our free range chickens until today.
It's cold and rainy, so we were all in the house and John had already done a chicken check earlier. We heard a huge commotion - so much more than...
A couple of our 1st year hens got broody so we let them sit on 11 eggs each, and the first clutch hatched out 5. They're adorable and already showing feathering on their wings.
Took them outside into an open cold frame and mama hen immediately started showing them how to eat grass and...
I've done a lot of reading on this forum over the past few months and it has been helpful AND entertaining. Decided to join this week, and looking forward to learning from my little flock as it grows and from all of your experiences as well.
Our 21 chicks are seven weeks old now, and they are...