She is 4 weeks old. I don't know what breed she is. I ordered two blue maran and a Cochin. This girl definitely isn't the blue maran. She doesn't look like the cuckcoo maran I had before. Her head has a lot more white feathers and she fades into mostly black. She's kind of speckled? Some barred...
I'm concerned about Sally. She's about 18 weeks old and very aloof in general so I always have a hard time getting to her to check her over. I noticed her comb was getting whiter, so I grabbed her, then noticed her checks are white/yellow. She seems active in the run, eating, drinking seems ok...
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My rooster is 17 weeks old and he's scare of nearly every thing. He's a kind young man and will come up to me with a respectful distance, and doesn't mind too much I pick him up for the heck of it. While I appreciate that, I guess I was expecting him to show typical rooster behavior...
Merida, my beilefelder, has been cuddling up in my coat when I sit outside with them. All of them are friendly and enjoy petting and sit on my lap, but she's the only one who pushes herself into my coat. She'll hang out for about 10 minutes in that position then jumps down and does her normal...
Hello - new chicken owner here. Can I get feedback on our coop? We are located in northwest part of Missouri. We converted a resin shed, added windows, and additional vents on top. It's dry inside but I'm worried I may not have enough vents? Windows on north and south, and additional roof vents...
Hello! I'm a new chicken owner. I received a free McMurray "rare" chicken and I have no idea what this one is! This little one is little over 5 weeks old. It's massive compared to the others (Orpington, australop, legbar, Maran, barred rock, and bielefelder). Photo of it when it was a chick is...