So looking at my baby chicks today I noticed a polish with wings that were different than it's chick mates...is it possible I managed to get a polishfrizzle? The rest of the polish I purchased at the same time are smooth winged.
I beg you guys to stick with me and not bash me to much, I've only been at this a couple of months.
I have a 10x10x10 PVC chicken run with approx 30 chickens ranging in age from 6wks-3 months, and various breeds.
Everyone gets along aside from the normal small fights here and there, nothing is...
Alright, about 3-4 weeks ago I bought a lot of polish, and alot of bantams. We didn't get specifics, they were only marked straight run bantam and polish. I'm able to identify most of them, but I posted pictures on the remainder. 2 of them look more like blue Jersey giants to me. Any ideas on...
I've got 10 silkie chicks that were born on the 7th, they were shipped and recieved on the 9th. 2 of them are currently "droopy" and lethargic.
Backstory:
Yesterday I noticed the older chicks were getting on top of the brooder and caused the heat lamp to turn off. I fixed it and picked up a...
Ok my husband's family has been hammering us with this for weeks now. I want our chickens to be social with us and the kids, but everyone keeps telling us that handling them will stress them out and kill them. Now most of our babies are approaching the month or more mark, but I just got 10...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I had a bantam chicken as a child but this is my first time raising as an adult
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I've lost count! My last number tettered on 75, but I'm in "Hey look! A chicken!" Mode. I also have 14...