Who can help me with the gender of this 8 week old easter egger please? Pretty sure that the flock mates in the background are hens, and it seems to me that except for the red in the comb the one in the foreground could be a hen as well. Thanks so much for your opinions 😁
My 2 year-old EE is not acting normally. She is lethargic, and doesn't eat or drink, as far as I can tell. I noticed it first last night when she didn't run to get a treat, and isolated her this morning. I have tried to check her out, but found no evidence of any issues. Her crop seems empty and...
I have a first time mama hen who just hatched some chicks in the coop with the other 5 hens. I have water in buckets with nipples, and a treadle feeder. The coop is raised, with a ramp. I have a large run where the chickens roam. Do I have to worry about providing food or water separately for...
My 6 months old chickens refuse to roost inside the coop. I live in northern BC, and even at nights where it's -10 Celsius they still roost outside on some crossbars in the covered part of the run. I have locked them inside the coop for a week, but as soon as I let them out again they again...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I first got some eggs from a friend to incubate last summer
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have 2 laying hens (my rooster is gone), but I also have 6 5-week old 'pullets' and 5 2-week old 'pullets' (innocent until...