Hi, bit of a long story but here goes. So I had a broody hen, a golden wyandotte, hatch out 4 chicks june 1st. At about june 30th she decided she was done being mom. She started chasing them off and pecking them, sometimes hard. A bit early but then she wasnt a great mom. Anyways she became...
So a friend of mine who lives in an area where I believe the whole city can't have roosters. One day she found a rooster in her yard. It had to have traveled far to get there as no one near by can have roosters as I said. So she couldn't keep it but I live out in the country and had to get rid...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I started with my chickens last year in April. My first set of Hens grew up and with my Rooster I hatched out some babies. I have a "teenage" group of chicks from march and a baby group born on June 1st.
(2) How many chickens do you...
Hello I am trying to figure out what breed my chicken is. When we bought her she was labeled as a golden spangled Hamburg. Now that she's grown I don't think she is. Any ideas from people with more experience than I do? She is smaller than my wyandotte but bigger than a bantam. She lays small...