We have 4 birds, and have had up to 7, three were roosters. We gave away the roosters because of ordinance rules.
Anyway, we live outside of Tucson, AZ, and have hot summers and can have cold winter nights, although those don't last long.
We currently have 2 EE, one white Leghorn, and one...
Bea is jealous. She loves attention, but only if she is the one getting attention. When I hold one of the other girls to check them over, or talk to one of the other girls, Bea will trot over in a huff, and actually yank a beak full of feathers from the other hen. I've learned to close her in...
This morning I found an egg near the roost that had a this transparent shell. I believe it's from my Barred Rock, Checkers.
She started laying about a two months ago, and I've found three of these. Otherwise she lays normal eggs almost everyday.
My other girls, 2 EE, 1 white Leghorn, and one...
Sometime in November I asked for help to identify the breed of one of our chickens, who was supposed to be a she. Several responses let me know that Pearl was indeed PearlMan.
Anyway, all were correct, so we gave him away (reluctantly. He's very sweet).
Prior to PearlMan, we found that Cloris...
Got our first egg! Very excited. Check out the pic! We're watching the laying boxes today to see who is laying. We're not sure if it was Bea Arthur or Bea. Bea Arthur is about 2. We bought her two months ago, and no eggs yet. Well, we got one egg on Saturday, but none since.
Here is a picture...
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We have 5 new additions to our family. 4 teenagers, around 10 weeks old, and one layer who is 1 or 2 (not sure). All five are very entertaining.
Our family is new to chickens, although we have some experience caring for our neighbor’s chickens. Here are their breeds:
Two giant...