Hi all my 7 month old Steele egger from Meyer Hatchery (hybrid) I think has gone broody. She’s been sitting in the nesting box all day and yelling at me all puffed up when I open the box.
My question is what do I do? No rooster and no intention of adding to the flock at this time (small...
Hey all happy Sunday! I recently found out my splash ameracauna hen is actually a rooster, and unfortunately I’m not allowed to have any roosters in my neighborhood. Hand raised since day old chick very friendly with me, my one year old and the other hens. If interested please message me! 🐓 I’m...
Hi all I got my first set of chickens from Meyer Hatchery on June 24 this year. So far my green queen has turned out to be a rooster, and now I’m suspicious that my Steele rigger is also a rooster. They are 19 weeks today, and it’s definitely the skittish of the group and avoids me for the most...
Hello, I purchased a set of all female chicks from Meyer hatchery this summer. Today they are 14 weeks old exactly and my green queen was crowing at dawn repeatedly! It startled me and now I’m suspicious she’s actually a rooster 😢
I can’t find any online pictures of what a green queen rooster...
My four week old green queen chick was limping yesterday and seems to have a fallen wing. She’s eating and drinking but very sedatary which is odd since she’s usually the alpha.
Does anyone know what’s wrong with her and how can I help??
I live in central Texas and it’s summertime, which means it’s extremely hot and humid. My chicks are three weeks old and starting to go in their run during the day to run around and get used to it. However today I put them out at 2-3 and they immediately started to pant with their beaks open. I...
I recently purchased chicks from Meyer and they are two weeks old now. All 6 of my 7 chicks have large wing feathers and tail feathers and are getting big, how we my Jubilee Orpington is soo small. It’s signifancry smaller than my other chicks, with almost no feathers all fluff still.
Does...
I incubated and hatched two lavender orpingtons and they are about 6.5 weeks now. It’s my first time ever hanging chickens and I was convinced they were hens since they are super shy polite and friendly. However they have combs and waddles! Now I’m slightly suspicious, does it look like they are...
Hello, I recently purchased a home in Austin, Texas (moved from Utah) with my fiancé. Austin laws seem very backyard chicken friendly, however we live in a municipality called Wells Branch. They have a rule that no chickens are allowed, however this seems outdated to me. Does anyone have...
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I received 6 eggs from someone and they were all suppose to be lavender orpingtons (they had a hen and a rooster). Well two are lavenders, but two are splits as they also had a chocolate rooster that got with the lavender hen. So that leaves two that are a complete mystery to me.
One...
Hello, this is my first time hatching eggs in an incubator and the very last egg of 6 has a large chip in the eggshell with the membrane intact underneath. There is a small slit in the membrane and the chick is pipping inside so I’m assuming that they tried to crack through but the 5 other...