I was sold this beautiful boy as a purebred Barred Rock chick, he is 4 months old now and just doesn’t look the same as other Barred Rocks on the internet. After a lot of internet searching my suspicion is he is a Leghorn. What does everyone think?
I have a 7 week old silver laced Wyandotte and a golden laced Wyandotte but only have each other to compare against. And they have me scratching my head.
I’ve been convinced since a week old that the silver one is a boy. Super slow to feather in, has only just started to get a tail. His comb and...
This lovely baby came from a heritage breeder. Very friendly. Got her at about a week old and has always had a pretty big comb and a huge tail. The comb is what worries me, is she a little he??
Hi all, looking for some good guesses at the sex of my babies.
I hatched the frizzle in an incubator, her hatch mate died so got her some mates from a heritage breeder. She is part Auracana part Frizzle pic n mix and 4 weeks old. The others are 5 weeks. I was convinced only the SL Wyandotte was...
Hi everyone,
This morning I checked inside the feeder and found poop. It looks to be a cross between possum and cat poop. We have a small possum that visits the property every now and then and has been here the past few days. My cat spends quite a bit of time at the coop hunting mice but I have...
My chicken has never laid an egg for me. Unsure of actual age as she is adopted. She is a brown shaver. We live in NZ and she started a mault 2 weeks ago but i have had her for nearly 6months. Prior to mault she has a bright red comb, squats, pelvic bones 2.5 fingers appart. She is bright...
I have read a little bit about fermented feed and the benefits of raw apple cider vinegar, so would kombucha give the chickens the same benefits? I make my own kombucha and drink it daily and have wondered about giving some to the girls. Should it just be added to the feed or give them their own...
Can someone please help me with what is going on here. I have 3 brown shavers which I adopted from horrible conditions. The man said they were all 18mths old but i don't think he had a clue. When i got them they were missing all feathers around the bottom and belly, full of lice and one was so...