Ok. I ran out to the garage and snapped a couple of pics. These little ones are starting to get a little more distinguishable. The white chick is very tall and lanky, definitely not a bantam and dare I say.... UGLY! I keep calling him a he, although I truly have no clue. You can see skin...
So my sweet buff Orpington "Big Bonnie" went broody this summer and since my friend is the 4H Poultry Chair she "ran" the poultry barn at our county fair. She snagged me 5 eggs from pair cages and I stuck them under my sweet Bonnie. Two of the eggs were infertile and 3 were fertile. They...
So my sweet buff Orpington "Big Bonnie" went broody this summer and since my friend is the 4H Poultry Chair she "ran" the poultry barn at our county fair. She snagged me 5 eggs from pair cages and I stuck them under my sweet Bonnie. Two of the eggs were infertile and 3 were fertile. They...
Newbie here! I've been reading about various crop issues and of course now I'm looking at my Big Betty and wondering if she has an issue. She's not acting weird and to be quite honest I haven't noticed this until I let them out to free range today and thought she looked a lot "bulgier" than...
Okay, I thought I got a great deal on these three chickens from Auction. They two are Brahma cross and one is a Red Sex Link. Last night the RSL was viciously attack one of my Wyandottes (whom I've had the longest)....of course my favorite! I was in the pen and I couldn't get the RSL to let...
I rescued 3 lovely ladies from an auction this afternoon. One is a Red Sex Link an the other two are perplexing me! Is there a distinction that I'm missing? They are approx a year old, not sure what the egg looks like because they haven't laid yet. They are very nice although they've been...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am brand new to farming chickens. We just acquired 4 laying hens yesterday morning.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
We have 4 laying hens, currently. But will be acquiring more this weekend. We would even like to...