I’m super curious to know what your pullets looked like when they finally gave you their first eggs. If you have photos, share them here! And include how old she was if you have that info, too!
I thought it would be cool to see the variety of development among pullets when they come into lay...
I purchased a crested cream legbar and an olive egger (stated to be a cream legbar/black copper maran) as day old chicks, and now at 7 weeks, neither of them have tail feathers.
To make matters more confusing, my pure cream legbar isn’t really crested and has moss legs. To my understanding...
I have five chickens of various breeds/mixes and I’m trying to figure out who is a roo since I can’t keep them in my city. I got them all at 1 day old and they will be 6 weeks old tomorrow. I’ll sort them by color and their names in parens with the breed/mix below.
Red and white (Twitch)...
Hi everyone!
First and foremost, please know that I'm not overly concerned about whether or not this chick will in fact turn out to be a hen, and this post is mostly for fun and curiosity to hear other's views or opinions of the matter. I'm not always the most succinct person, so bear with me...
Hi everyone,
I have 5 chicks that will be two weeks old tomorrow, and I'm really struggling. I'll first say that I am an AVID researcher and I get really hard on myself for not knowing what I don't know, but I am trying to be gentle with myself as this is my first time raising chicks and while...
Hi everyone,
I have a group of 5 one-week old baby chicks and last night my chocolate sexlink (that we are now affectionately calling Twitch) started shaking her head and scratching at her neck/chin area. I have checked for mites and lice and I have examined her face and beak, and there is no...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am! This will be my first ever backyard flock even though I've been researching and reading about it (both here and in published books) for years.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have five chicks that I am raising...