I am totally new to all this and have since had to give away two of my hand-raised chicks because they ended up being roos, leaving me with one pullet (Speckled Sussex). I picked up two 12 week olds (a Buff Brahma and a Salmon Faverolle). I guess I am wondering if they will ever all become as...
Here is a pic of Omelet and “Miss C”. I knew Omelet (in back) was a roo a while ago. They are about 9 weeks now. But was really hoping Miss C wasn’t Mister C. I’m going to have to get rid of both of them and introduce two new pullets to our 3rd chicken (a speckled Sussex pullet). I’m just not...
This is Omelet. We got her/him from our son's 2nd grade class (they hatched chicks from eggs) and we took two home to raise (along with a Speckled Sussex that we purchased after taking the other two home). I am afraid this one is a Roo. But, because I am so new to this chicken thing, I have...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Very new. This is my first time owning chickens. I have always been a little afraid of them so I'm learning lots. We got our chicks about 5 weeks ago after my son's 2nd grade class hatched them from eggs.
(2) How many chickens...