I picked up these little guys at an auction and can’t figure out what cross they are. Some have dark beaks and feet and others have light colored Ones . Also most have the extra toe but a couple of them do not. And several have feather fluff on the feet. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
I recently acquired 8 chicks from an auction and noticed that two of these chicks has these lumps on the end of its toes. What is this? Is it infectious ?
We converted our kids playground swing and fort structure into a chicken coop by chopping the fort section down and now its a cute little playhouse looking chicken coop. We had this coop sitting in our yard and got hit with a citation for not having the proper permit for an "accessory...
A while back i posted about my hen, Blanche, who was looking pretty sick. I got some wonderful advice and she made a full recovery. So much so that she has even started laying again. She hasn’t produced any eggs since January or so. So I broke open the egg to see if it was ok. It isn’t. It has...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We got our first hens in summer of 2021. We started with 3. I’m relatively new and have much to learn.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
We now have 17 hens and 3 Roos.
(3) What breeds do you have?
We have 4 Isa...
Our hen, Blanche, hasn’t been the same since a mink attack a few months back. We treated the bite but her demeanor completely changed. She was top hen before and kept our rooster away from her but afterwards she was last in the pecking order and our rooster had his way with her to the point of...