Went to Tractor Supply today and guess what? They have peeps already!!! They have SLW peeps...I've never had any of that breed. How do you tell when they are peeps which ones are pullets? Or is it a toss up like with Easter Eggers?
Thankx for the help!!!
This is our first year with Guineas... so what color are these? I got them from a feed store and the kid didn't know for sure.
They are about 18 wks or so I think.
I believe that I have 2 girls and a guy. We lost one to the neighbors dog...
Thankx!
A friend gave us some quail eggs and we pitched them into the incubator. Never had quail before. We're versed in chickens/ducks/guinea keets and now the quail are hatching!!!! We're excited!!! 3 so far!!!
They are SO SMALL!!!
It's MUCH sturdier than the last one. We've even gotten better with the straight lines. All this done with recycled/reclaimed materials. Just tore down the old and remade it.
What'ya think? I love my kids for all their help!
My ? is whether you can tell by "looks" about guineas like you can (try) to tell on chickens?
I've got 4 guineas and here's a pic of one. The kids' call him/her "Fred".
Tell me oh wise ones!
Don't mind the chicken beside the guinea...
Up close
Thankx guys! Wanted...
Tell me what ya think... gender wise. I'm new with Silkies so I'm not sure of male/female signs. Thankx!!!
EE (was sold as Auracana)
another EE
My EE "Hawk"
EE "Edunk"
EE
White Silkie
Silkie
Another White Silkie "Sassy"
White Silkie
Another...
Ok...I'm not new to chickens but I am new to bantam breeds. I believe I have figured breed and I'm getting pretty sure of gender...tell me what you think folks!
Golden Sebright/Pullet
"Fudge"
"Milo & Happy Feet" Mille Fluer D'uccles/ pullet & roo ?
"Shoeshine" Porceline...
So I'm going to pick up my 6 EE's and 3 Black Austrolorps on Saturday. I'm being told they are pullets (but just in case) I want to know what to look for so I get pullets.
THankx...
I have 3 EE's but they were luck of the draw 2 hens/1 roo...
I've got 5 silkies from TSC. They are about 5 days old now. All of them have double row (not sure of term) wing feathers. Does this kind of sexing work for silkies?
I'm new to silkies so need some advice. (I've had chickens for over a year now but not silkies)
Thankx!
I got 6 silkies from TSC (straight run) to be buddies w/my 1 and only hatched peep. One of the silkies didn't make it and my peep that I hatched out died yesterday... I was most upset. But now I have 5 silkies...
Is there any way to know roo from hen in silkies? I looked at their wings and...
Our first "hatched by ourselves" peep is now on his 2nd day of life. It's all fluffy and cute but doesn't seem to be eating or drinking with the bantams we got to be it's buddies. I dipped it's beak a few times and placed a couple drops of water on it beak a couple different times. Should I...
This is a pic of OUR FIRST Hatched out Peep EVER!!! It started out as all black (when it hatched) but seems to be turning a silvery grey. It's a cross between a Barred Rock hen and our EE roo. (or our Silkie roo)
I'm showing the top of it so someone can tell me what they think it'll...
Well for those of you who have listened to me rant/vent before. I have good news!!!
After the Miller Company sending me a 4th replacement incubator (The other 3 failed to keep working past 19 days) I have gotten 1 peep out of 7!!!!
We are so excited that we got a peep!!! I'm...
I've read thru this website and can't seem to decide.
We dusted for mites with sevin dust a couple times about a month ago. We completely cleaned the coop/run out and dusted everything and everyone. Everyone seemed to be doing ok afterwards. We had a PR who laid daily all of a sudden one...
...when I said, "Let's get some chickens and then we'll have fresh eggs". So we got the whole family involved and built a coop/run. We got our first 6 chicks and raised them up. Everyone loved it so. Cute little darlings! Then a relative asked if we wanted 4 more since she couldn't keep...
Got my chicks a couple weeks ago at TSC... Got a bunch of comets. Bought 2 Tetra Tints to see what they were. Also got 4 bantams.
The littlest chick in the pic is the bantam...the other 2 are supposed to be the Tetra Tints. The biggest in the pic is a lot bigger and is the size of the...