Hi everyone,
One of my hens has been making odd rasping sounds when breathing for about two weeks. Today I’ve noticed she has become worse, she is gurgling and it sounds like fluid bubbling when breathing. She still has all the energy in the world and spends her days foraging/eating/drinking and...
I have a cream legbar who is stunning and lays gorgeous blue eggs. I love her very much but over the last few months as she has began to lay I have found she has quite a voice. She screeches and cackles for 2-4 hours before she lays an egg. Once she has laid she is completely silent for the rest...
Hi looking to possibly incubate some Black Australorps. Anyone that owns some can you please help answer some of my questions.
1) Do they get along with other breeds in your flock.
2) Are they quiet/docile/friendly?
3)Noisy egg song or none?
4) How well do they deal with confinement? ( A...
Hi looking to possibly incubate some Orpingtons. Anyone that owns some can you please help answer some of my questions.
1) Do they get along with other breeds in your flock.
2) Are they quiet/docile/friendly?
3)Noisy egg song or none?
4) How well do they deal with confinement? ( A large run...
Hi looking to possibly incubate some Plymouth barred rocks. Anyone that owns some can you please help answer some of my questions.
1) Do they get along with other breeds in your flock.
2) Are they quiet/docile/friendly?
3)Noisy egg song or none?
4) How well do they deal with confinement? ( A...
I intend to incubate some black australorp hatching eggs and either Plymouth barred rock or Orpington eggs I haven’t decided. My question is will it be easy to identify these breeds by feather sexing? Or is this unreliable? Secondly, if anyone owns barred rocks/ orpingtons, are they quiet? Would...
I am looking to incubate some chooks to add to my flock. I’m interested in Plymouth barred rocks, black australorps and buff orpingtons. I have neighbours ALL AROUND in VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY. So I can only have quiet/ quieter breeds. Any owners with these breeds, are they as quiet as I’m reading?
I am going to be incubating some eggs soon so I can add a few new chooks to my flock. I have neighbours in VERY close proximity and need breeds that tend to have a quieter nature! I have narrowed down to BARRED ROCKS, BUFF ORPINGTON and BLACK AUSTRALORP. Any experience with these breeds? Are...
Hello everyone,
My gorgeous girl Rosemary has been walking around with an eye closed (on and off) for the last 3 days, yesterday I noticed it was watery and today on closer inspection this is what I can see. It’s my first year of keeping chickens and I don’t know what’s wrong and I’m quite...
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I am new here and in desperate need of some help . I have four chickens that make up my backyard flock. 2 Brown hens (which I raised from 3 weeks) and 2 silkies (which I’ve raised since they were 1 week old.) When I bought the silkies I contacted the seller and reserved two hens...