Good afternoon everyone! I have a 1 year old rooster. I was told that he is a Serama, but I think that he looks more like an OEGB. I would love to hear what everyone thinks! And Thank you.
I hope I don't get in trouble for posting this, I'm just trying to help track down the owner/shipper of birds. This is being shared with lots of chickens groups on FB. Does anyone recognize the boxes below??
Someone shipped 3 boxes with birds, and 2 of the boxes aren't labeled! I don't...
Hello, I brought 2 lovely girls home yesterday, Ethel and Lucy. They look like RIR's, but not completely. The combs are very large, and they have white earlobes. Well, Ethel does. They are a good deal smaller then my RIR too. I am just curious as to what they might be. Thanks!
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Just wondering if anyone knows what my rooster may be. His name is Stoli and he is about a year and a half old. He looks a bit like a Delaware, but probably a mix. Any ideas?? Thanks!
Hello, we started with our first chickens 2 and a half years ago. 46 day old chicks were delivered to us on March 2, 2010 - 10 from My Pet Chicken, 36 from McMurray, and ALL were vaccinated for Marek's. The first 'sign' was when a Speckled Sussex, Whirly Bird, had what appeared to be Wry neck...
Meet Ginger! She is a 2.5 year old Easter Egger, and lives with a flock of 29 birds (28 hens, 1 roo). Ginger was one of 40+ day old chicks that arrived at our house on Feb 28, 2010. She was always a very skittish bird, and has always been one of the lowest in the pecking order. When she was...
Hello, I spotted this hen near a friends house yesterday. According to the neighbors, she has been around for months, and probably escaped from the local livestock auction. Just wondering if anyone has any idea as to what her breed may be. She is a pretty little thing, and looks very healthy.
Hello, I have 41 hens who are nearly 8 months old. Their coop is lined with pine bedding, and their run was sand, but we have had some heavy rains so the run is wet and mucky. They were free ranging nights and weekends, but it is dark when we get home from work and there was a recent fox...
Hi, this may sound like an ignorant questions, but I have never had a dog. I like cats, guinea pigs, birds, but never was a huge dog fan. I am thinking that I may need one, because the foxes are very active lately. 1 fox decimated a neighbor's flock, and we see a second fox in the area now. I...
Hi again. I have a 22 week old Red star, Berry, who has been laying Rubber eggs and acting lethargic. She is one of 42 birds. We had been feeding them Purina Flock Raiser, but just switched to Layena, and they have a separate container of oyster shell. She also gets to free range every...
I have never dealt with an eggbound bird, so I need your help. the chicken in question is a 5 month old red star. She started laying at only 16 weeks. I got home from work tonight and let the chickens out. I sat in the grass for about 45 minutes playing with them and I noticed that the red...
At about 5:30 yesterday I heard a very loud clucking coming from the yard. It was my Buff Orpington, Kitty (The Alpha)- she always gets real loud when she sees another animal. It could be a bear, duck, snake, or apparently a raccoon. By the time I got outside 2 of the Orps were walking side...
Hello, i will post a picture of the egg later. Isn't 16 weeks very young to start laying?? I think it came from a Red Star, (don't laugh, her name is Reddi Whip) as they look the most mature and squat when I try to pet them. I now have a SLW, BO, and BR that have begun to squat as well. They...
Good Afternoon everyone! I have a 14 week old SLW wyandotte ( from McMurray Hatchery - vaccinated for Marek's and Newcastle) with swelling on 1 side of her face. Her weight feels good - she is one of the best eaters. She is very active. She free ranges every afternoon/evening for 3 or 4...
I am kind of new to chickens. The flock is now 14 weeks old. My tamest pullet, a Wyandotte named Laila, spotted a full sized rabbit in the back yard. She ran full speed at the rabbit. The rabbit ran in circles at first, maybe not thinking that the chicken was a real threat, but soon 20 more...
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I have 41 12-week old pullets. They were moved outside a month ago and seem to be thriving. They have all been together from the time they were a few days old. My EE, Ellie, is much thinner than the other birds, and very nervous. She panics when approached by people, and she runs...
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We have a total of 41 chicks, 4 weeks old and live in a large brooder in the house. 31 came from MM Hatchery and were vaccinated against Mareks and Coccidiosis. The other 10 are from MPC hatchery and are NOT vaccinated. We are not giving medicated feed as it nullifies the cocci...
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I have a 2 week old EE, named Egg Drop. She is substantially smaller then the other EE's that she was shipped with. I got her from My Pet Chicken. All were the same size 2 weeks ago upon arrival. She is quite active and runs around with the 'big' chicks, but I never see her...