Its looking like to me these may both pullets? They have nice round fluffy head poofs and bums, no obvious comb, and only one has slight wattle development. Is this too early to tell?
Hi! I have some roosters in need of new homes soon, as they are illegal in my city and would prefer to not send them to my freezer.
Located in the bay area.
What I currently have and ready for new homes ASAP:
18 week old Delaware (n = 1, Meyer Hatchery)
18 week old Lavender Orpington (n = 1...
This time there is no obvious signs of bumblefoot or trauma (no blood, no broken bones). 8 year old polish hen who is still laying is very lame on one side. There is a lump on her back on the same side that is lame. I had her overnight inside for observation. I got her eating some yogurt this...
I have a 9 year old chicken I adopted who has this odd looking toe. Another member of her flock who is 8yrs absolutely has bumblefoot in both feet that I currently am treating. I'm also treating both for scaly leg.
Any thoughts what this is?
This is Chonk who was an "adopt me special" straight run chick from Meyer Hatchery. Hatch date 11/30 (so a little over 4 weeks old). My guess is that Chonk is a Delaware! What do you think?
I am awaiting my first chicks. I ordered them from Meyer Hatchery with a hatch date of 11/30. I got a notification from USPS that delivery will be later than expected (Dec 4th). Is it ok to start panicking now? I'm surprised considering I live near a big USPS Hub (Oakland, CA). Has anyone had...
Been lurking for a bit as I will be starting on my backyard chicken journey really soon! I've always wanted chickens and I finally bought my first house this summer that has a lot of space (for a city) and I'm very excited to finally keep some chickens! I'm in the process of building a very...