I am new to the world of peafoul. I had a peacock show up on my property almost a year ago and he has stuck around. I’m pretty attached to him at this point, so I would like to build him an enclosure to keep him safe and get him some girlfriends. I am busy doing all the research that I can, but...
After searching the posts on sexing chicks, I'm pretty sure I have at least two Roos (lighter/silvery colored barred rocks) and one hen BR (since she's darker and her comb is not red yet.
The other one, I'm not so sure about. These hatched out on April 22nd, and from the posts on sexing young...
My broody banty has been setting on fertile eggs and I was anticipating a hatch on Sunday or Monday however they came early! I went to check on mama this morning and saw two fuzzy butts and a still wet baby.
Since then, all four have hatched and are fuzzy and peeping and staying under mama.
I...
Hi there! I have a VERY broody hen! She was adament about hatching something...golf balls, rocks and I even caught her sitting on some gum-balls from my neighbors gum tree!
I tried putting her in "time out" with no nesting box, I tried booting her out of the nest every time she went in...so...
This is the best pic I could get in a hurry. The rust colored one is starting to get feathery tufts around the ears. I'll post more pics tomorrow and see if I can get better shots. They are supposed to be pullets about 4 months old I got them the day before Thanksgiving. Thanks in advance for...
I lost two of my three backyard chickens in the last week. I only have one poor girl left and dont want her to get lonely!
Will pay $5 per hen for layers 2 years or older and will pay $10 per hen for layers up to 18 months old.
I'm located in Affton, MO and will pickup within a 50 mile radius.
I...
1 year old Barred Rock, unsure of current weight but weight loss is very obvious
She's behaving normally, she's the top of the pecking order and is usually the plumpest, not over weight but healthy. She's eating, drinking, scratching and sunbathing.
Runny poo for 2 days, noticed weight loss...