So I've done a lot of research about integrating new birds into an existing flock but it always seems to be about managing younger birds that are being introduced to an older flock. We're in the opposite situation right now. Will be adding 6 one year old laying hens to our existing mixed...
Hello all! So I believe we might have 5 roos. Looking to rehome and don't want to jump the gun if they are pullets. I am submitting the best photos I could take and ask for your help ID'ing :)
1. Austalorp (first 3 pics). We purchased 3, born on Easter, that were supposed to be females...
I am interested if anyone else has Tobacco Trees in their chicken coop/run area. I understand they are poisonous and invasive in our area (So. Cal); however, I have also read that you do not need to worry about hens eating poisonous plants as they will not eat enough of anything that is bad for...
Hello all! We are new chick owners. We just purchased a home with a ½ acre in So. Cal where it gets very hot and in a valley that is prone to winds. At the back of the property corner, there's an old stable (probably 30 years old) that was previously used as a coop. The coop shares a wall...
Hi all! My first time raising chicks. We have 17 total. I can tell the EEs and the Olive eggers, the wheaten, the barred rocks, the australorps and the Bielefelders apart, but I am having trouble figuring out what the 3 polish chicks are. They came in a mixed female assortment. I’m guessing...