My 16-week brown leghorn pullet has primarily kept her right eye closed since Sunday. I have seen her open it, so it isn’t swollen shut, but she doesn’t keep it open for long. I haven’t identified any splotches or discharge, but she does sometimes crane her head back in what appears to be an...
Our 18 week barred rock pullet is exhibiting some behavior that I thought I would check in with experts about. She is craning her neck and constantly making a “coo’ing” type noise with occasional noise louder noise (you can hear the louder noise at the 3-second mark..the coo’ing is gentle, but...
Since my last post, unfortunately, revealed that one of my new birds is a Cockrel, I figured I would check with the experts on the rest of my new flock. I THINK they are pullets, but my chicken experience is approximately 4 days now..so I figured I would ask here.
What do you think of these...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
- I am brand new to chickens. My wife had them when she was younger, but this is our first foray into backyard chicken raising.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
- We just received 5 last weekend.
(3) What breeds...
Hey folks! I’m super new here, but I just got my first set of young chickens this weekend. My wife and I are fairly excited about the whole situation.
I think all of them are pullets, but I am not sure about one of them. This one is a 14 week old easter egger (I think the breed is correct)...