Having a tough time determining if this is a cockerel or not. Can’t really trust Tractor Supply when I buy pullets. Anyone got any guesses. About 7 or 8 weeks.
We will be introducing our chicks to our other three hens in a few weeks. The grown hens get layer feed w calcium. What should we feed everyone, once the chicks (under 18 weeks) and hens are all together? I’ve read the extra calcium is bad for the younger birds.
I’ve read that when their combs and wattles come in and turn red, they are close to laying. I’ve also read about the “squatting”. Well here are our 19 wk old chicks. The combs are pretty large, or at least they’ve gotten way bigger and dark red. But I’ve never seen this “squat”. Is it possible...
Chickens are all 16 weeks and the combs are starting to come in and their faces are turning red. Does this look like a chicken that should start laying soon?
So it’s our first time raising chicks and we’re only 4 weeks in. We bought them at the local tractor supply and the guy working there didn’t know what kind he had. So I wanted to see if anyone could help us figure out what kind of chicks our 4 hens(hopefully) are! I think we have two Rhode...