So my head rooster does this head shake and twist every so often. I've checked for mites/ lice but cant seem to find anything. Any thoughts on what is going on? tia.
Good morning all. I was hoping to get some help fifuring out what breed 2 of my girls are. They came from Hoover Hatchery. It was their brown egg layer mix package. I did try looking through their site but after a while I start thinking every pic looks like mine, lol. So here they are. Thanks in...
So, everything I've read on identifying barred rock chicks say the pullets have more black as a think "she" does and "she" has some light blackwas on her legs, top of foot. But.. Look at the size of the comb and waddles coming in! Not to mention how red they are. My other 8 chicks are different...
Here's an updated pic of my coop and run. I still need to add the roof ( after I run the hardware cloth) and the window to the side 9f coop not showing. I'll have the run fenced today so we can at least bring out the chicks ( 4weeks) for some daily field trips to get used to being outside!
This is my three week old barred rock. The comb is far bigger than all our other chicks( although they are all different breeds). And she /he seems to just stand taller and be bery assertive. Any thoughts?
I want to add a window to the coop im building. My question is does it matter where as far as in relation to where I put the roosts? It would be to have open in the summer only as we get pretty cold weather in winter in New England. Heres a pic of the coop. Its further along but I havent taken...
We got a couple of chicks that we have no clue what breed they are.We are new to this. We tried matching up pics but there are so many that seem close.Thanks for the help!
Hey everyone. So , 1st timer with chickens and building my 1st coop. I work in construction so the building part isnt too difficult. We have 9 chicks. Im making a 6×8 coop with an attached 10×12 run. Does this sound sufficient? Heres a pic so far. I covered the floor with laminate flooring fir...
Hey everyone..I'm Cory. My wife and I just got our new chicks in today( a day earlier than expected!). We are new to owning chickens although it is something I have wanted to do for a long time. We waited until we finally got a house out 8n a rural area with a few acres of land. We got 9...