My 13 week old buff Orpington is walking funny. It is not bumblefoot, we have checked the bottom of her feet carefully. She still eats, drinks, runs, hops and plays with the other two chicks. They are not in the coop yet with the older hens. I am very worried about her leg. We have felt it and...
We’ve had this chicken since she was a few weeks old. She is little over a year old now. She never laid an egg til she was 44 weeks old. Her eggs are are a large, light brown, more rounded than oval. We got her from a farm down the road. Just wondering if anyone would know what mix she is. We...
We got 2 Sapphire Gem chicks from Tractor Supply a week ago. The woman working there would not let us pick out our own chicks. We read that Sapphires are 100% gender identifiable when hatched. Males have a white spot on their heads or wings and females are solid color. Anyone with knowledge on...
My 9 week old pullets and one cockerel spent their first night in the coop. We put their water and food in the run. The cockerel came out first thing this morning but the pullets won’t come out. I know to leave them alone and they will come out when they are ready. But what about their food and...
We have mixed breed chicks from a farmer friend. Is this a cockerel? 8 weeks old , have no idea what breeds it is but jumps up at our hens like the other cockerel did.
6 week old (hybrid ?) barred rock. I have two of these chicks. One feathered out a lot sooner than the other, especially the tail. The fast feathering one has a up tail, the slow one in pic has down tail. Other than the tail they are the same color and size. Does this mean anything? I only put...
Might be too soon to tell but I’m thinking this is a rooster. 4 weeks old and comb is turning pinkish and it has a short tail. I have 2 barred rocks and another unknown which like to be picked up and petted, but this one always squawks and scratches when I need to remove it from bin. It seems a...
Can someone tell me if this chick is male or female? It’s yellow but the farmer who we got it from said it would probably turn white. Also can you tell on the next chick too who I think is an Easter eggar
We got 4 baby chicks from a farmer friend. I think at least two are boys. They are 4 days old today. I think the barred rock is male by looking at his wings.