I'm relatively new down the chicken genetics rabbit hole, and I'm adopting out a black sexlink roo to a friend. He asked what to expect in the chicks. I know the parentage of this boy, since he hatched in my backyard, but I'm curious about what his kids would get. Can any of you chicken...
"Effie" is a little top hat Polish chicken that needs a good home. He's super sweet and nice to our big girls, but has been sparring with our Jersey Giant cockerel these last few days. He's out matched but too stubborn to give in, and I don't have the facilities to separate him indefinitely...
I just wanted to take a minute and acknowledge the passing of our light Brahma rooster, Willow.
We'd been having some issues with flock dynamics after he reached breeding age, and knew one of our roosters would need to be re-homed, we figured it just wasn't fair to Willow to have him...
Sometimes, I swear that having a favorite chicken is like having a favorite Game of Thrones character...
Please humor me as I share/mourn the loss of a wonderful friend.
Last night, our sweet, fluffy Momma Blanche passed away. It happened so fast. Before sunset, I went out to turn the coop...
Hey all,
Any help you can give would be wonderful. Mabel is everyone's favorite snuggle chicken, and we don't want to lose her.
1) What type of bird , age and weight
- 22 month old RIR hen 3.4lbs
2) What is the behavior, exactly.
- Penguin walking.
- Distended abdomen. (Soft, but not...
Hey y'all,
Our main rooster, Arslan (Silver Laced Wyandotte), looks a bit shabby these days... He's taken to just letting the ladies pluck him. They've plucked or broken almost all his hackle and saddle feathers, and they've taken all the lacing off his chest and wings... He stands there, drops...
Random question...
We just got an adorable young silver laced Wyandotte cockerel with a single comb to run with our flock. Our hens are all Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Barred Rocks.
I've heard that the single comb is a recessive gene with the Wyandotte, but how recessive is it? Neither...
The age-old question of how many chickens can fit in the dust bath has been answered!
All of them!
Here's all nine of our gals in the repurposed fire pit I buried for their dust bath... It was too funny not to share.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/HZbyqbGgonLXSsKJ8
Hey everyone,
I've found myself looking at threads on here often enough I figured I should register and jump into the fray!
I'm Cat, and I'm in the greater Philadelphia area in Pennsylvania.
Our family jumped down the rabbit hole with our chickens 7 weeks ago, and we've been loving it so far...
Looks like one of our 7 week old RIR is starting to get in some rather distinct hackle feathers. All our other gals have much lighter colors and softer textures around there necks. Just curious if anyone can give an opinion as to sex.
This is Agnes. She's very loud, tends to wine and yell a...