I think two are Cockerels and two are Pullets, but I wanted a more expert opinion before I passed on my Cockerels to the farm. The reason for my suspicion is that two have wattles. But I'm uncertain because the headfeathers only look like a guy on one of them, but only one really acts like a...
I got this straight run of chicks and hope they are old enough to sex now. I know my Buff Orpington is a cockerel, but unsure about the rest. Thank you for your help!!
Wilma the Welsummer (or maybe Olive Egger) 9 weeks
Stella the Silkie, 9 wks
Maria the Americauna, 9 wks...
I have two windows on each side that are right next to a popular roosting pole (there are three inside). I worry about my chickens getting too cold at night. Should I cover one or both windows up or leave them open for ventilation. I'm trying out the deep litter method, if that makes a...
I'm a first time chicken owner, and I got these two as chicks. One has pretty much always been bigger than the other, and I thought it must be the same way some people are different sized than others. However, I know fear that Buckbeak is a cockerel!! She (he?!) hasn't crowed yet, but s/he is...
I got my first four chicks in April and just got a few more. I am in love with them! The two white Wyandottes were taken by raccoons while I was on vacation and my brother was house sitting. But my two survivors are four month old black Australorps (Pigwidgeon and Buckbeak). My new chicks are...