Hey guys, I'm not very familiar with the Black Australorp chicken but my sister has some and I wanted some as well lol. I got 2 from our local coop who orders from Hoovers and I know this year Hoovers is "you get what you get and you don't throw a fit" mentality. Anyway, my "black australorps...
I think I'll wait another month to 6 weeks before I let them free range together but I think it's going to go well. Louie is quite curious and seems really nice around the babies (6 week olds). I have another set of 11 ten-day-old chicks in my office so I'm thinking of integrating them with the...
:lau So, chicken fever is here, and chicks go within minutes in our two tractor supply stores. I got 4 in a pullet bin labeled Speckled Sussex. Cool, because I don't have any of those, and they are supposed to be sweet. I don't think I got any Sussex out of the four, lol. Here is one. She's...
My 1 and only BLRW is almost 18 weeks old and crowed for the first time the other morning. I know hens can also crow so I thought she wanted to take on that role. Today she/he was trying to mount one of my other hens so I started taking a little notice and well, what do you all think? They were...
Hi everyone. Happy resurrection day! So, my chicks are about 3 weeks old now. Just wondering if anyone can tell yet what my mystery chick might be? I'm thinking ISA Brown. I thought it would be easier to see without the red light in the brooder lol.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
No, I raised chickens before but haven't had any for the past 10 years.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
4 baby chicks but am getting 4 more tomorrow
(3) What breeds do you have?
I have 2 Ancanas, 1 California white and...