Hello! These chicks are about 9-10 weeks old. I’m not sure what kind they are but I’m curious if anyone has ideas on gender. The two in question are the ones front and center (the calico looking one and the black/white/grey one).
Thank you!
Yesterday, I had two grey foxes attack my chickens while they were loose. I had 4- 9 week old pullets, the foxes got two and the third is missing. One pullet survived. I also have 4- 3 year old hens. The hens have been picking on the lone pullet. She’s now hanging out by herself all the time...
Hello! I’m looking for some advice. I have 6 hens, all about 1.5 years old. I live in upstate NY and it has been a cold winter, often reaching negative numbers at night. Almost every night I have to put a few chickens inside the coop at night. How can I get them to all go inside? It’s always a...
Good morning! I found this egg and am not sure if I should be concerned. The egg has a hard shell, but I’ve never seen something like this before. All of my chickens are about a year old except a 16 week Easter egger. I’m not sure who laid it. Any ideas what’s going on? My chickens are on layer...
I have a 9 month old chocolate orpington whose been broody for about 3 weeks. I wanted to get some chicks this year and decided to see if she’d raise them for me. I have a brooder set up and ready if this doesn’t work out. I’ve never had a chicken raise chicks before.
I swapped out the eggs she...
This last week I noticed two of my chickens (speckled Sussex and polish) are missing feathers in front of their tail. When I was getting a closer look both my welsummer and barred rock pecked at the polish’s feathers. I have a feeling they are bored stuck in the run and coop with all the snow. I...
I set up a camera in my coop and got an alert to my chicken making this noise. I’ve heard this a few times in the past couple months and thought it was odd.
I have a couple different breeds 4 polish, 1 welsummer, 1 barred rock, 1 speckled sussex, and 1 chocolate orpington. I don't think any of my chickens are laying yet. I've heard Polish aren't good layers, but I expected at least my barred rock or sussex to lay by now. The chickens all seem to be...
I need some help. I’ve been researching different ways to keep my waterer from freezing and can’t find what I think is the best solution. I live in upstate NY so it gets cold. I have 7 chickens including polish. I don’t want to use a heated dog dish as I fear my crested chickens feathers will...
Hello! Anyone have any idea on what type of chicks these are? The buff colored one was part of a group of assorted Polish, but the head feathers look different then the other Polish. All the chicks are about 2 weeks old.