Good morning everyone! I have a broody hen that has been sitting for a week. She is currently sitting on 4 eggs. I have no rooster so she’s not actually accomplishing anything. I was thinking of getting 2 babies from the farm store for her to raise. Do I need to wait for her to sit longer before...
I found our first egg today! It’s from one of my Buff Chantcelers although I’m not 100% sure which one. I think it was arose as her comb, wattles and ear lobes are the most red.
got This beauty in the bantam bin today at the farm store. Why are your breed guesses? S/he has 5 toes on each foot, feathered legs and a crest! We also can’t think of a name.
We got a new baby from the Bantam bin at the farm store today and s/he is so sweet and TINY! His/Her name is Omelet. My 4 year old daughter is smitten and to be honest I am too. :love Any ideas on what breed this chick is? It has almost a greenish tint to the grey fluff.
I am a first time chicken owner. We got our first 4 in February.
They were supposed to be Buff Orpingtons but I have recently found out they are Buff Chanteclers instead AND that one of my hens is in fact a rooster!
They are named after The Golden Girls, Blanche, Rose, Sophia and Dorothy (the...
Dorothy, was supposed to be a pullet but has turned out to be a rooster. He is 14 weeks old and recently I have noticed that he will stand sideways to me and spread one wing a little and do a little tap dance when I’m in the back yard with him and the 3 hens. Is this his way of trying to...
I have 4 Buff Orpingtons that are 12 weeks old. All were sexed at the hatchery and SUPPOSED to be pullets. Dorothy has always been bigger than the other 3 (Blanche, Rose, and Sophia) and my husband jokes that’s she’s actually a rooster. She’s starting to crow but I’ve heard of hens crowing...