my 3 year old buff orpington I noticed today had a pale wattle, my kids have been sick for a week, I only saw her from the window and thought I'd go check on her tomorrow.
my husband just found her in the run, not in the coop, unable to stand laying to the side with one wing stuck out. At...
Could my nine month old barred rock be molting? I don't think she's laying anymore, 80 percent of her tail feathers are gone (I've seen nor heard any fighting but have seen a huge amount of her feathers on the ground) and yesterday and today I've noticed that her comb has really turned pale...
So we are introducing the Grandpa's feeder to our chickens. We have the standard size. Currently they have a feeder bowl that we take up at night. However we definitely have a rat. We've disturbed it at night a few times when we've come down and I interrupted her one day moving her nest of...
We brought day old chickens home the Thursday after Easter this year and today, when I pet them, my buff orpington and my black Australorp squatted low to the ground and spread their wings out!!!
I'm so excited!
Any idea how much longer we'll be waiting for those first eggs?
My pullets are turning 16 weeks and I'm prepping to open the nesting boxes this weekend in prep... These 2 look close to laying? Or is it just me? My barred rock doesn't look like this yet and my Easter egger has no comb or wattle so it's anyone's guess with that one... But also, how can you...
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I have 3 little kids, 4yo, 3yo, and 1yo. My 4 yo wanted a puppy, I said no (we have a dog and cat) however I've always wanted a chicken and my husband thought the idea was great!
Super tough finding them, it took me weeks and then a 1.5 hour drive but I found them (thank...