My first time layer pullet layed her first two eggs and they looked very nice outwardly, so I wondered if they were fertile
Only have the second egg but they were layed within two days so if the second is fertile I’m guessing the first one was likely also
My runty chicken likes belly rubs and will stand next to me until she gets them
The other chickens get jealous and peck her and then jump on my lap for attention
Usually chickens don’t seem to like getting petted but she seems to like it
Recently my neighbours adopted two of my young cockerels, one previously had wry neck, now resolved, now the other one has developed severe balance issues over the past week, the bird keels over in one direction, can still walk and stand
Legs are visibly uninjured, seems to be neurological
His...
I’ve been surprised at how relaxed my cockerels are, I was expecting them to chase the pullets and fight with each other on occasion, also expected some signs of aggression from at least one of them
I have three cockerels that are five months old, and they all get along really well, with each...
Trying out a new art style of cute goofy lil chickens
I’ve drawn a few of mine but I’d love to draw some other people’s chooks if anyone wants 😁
Let me know what you think of them
I have a dominant white rooster, pekin bantam, I really like this colour and the combos it makes but the rooster is very flawed, body shape is all wrong and he has a messed up wing, I hatched two chicks from him to test if the white was recessive or dominant, and I hatched two roosters, one had...
By no means am I definitely doing this, I’m curious about it though, what I should advertise towards with my birds, and what the costs and what I should sell birds for
Curious if this would be worth doing or not
My goals would be maybe to make a little bit of money (not enough for a job or...
My chickens have a mild case of lice, and I’ve been trying to treat it with various powders and a spray but they don’t go away, I’ve also treated the pen and deep cleaned
I just can’t reach all their feathers
And if I drip them in something their feathers suction and they don’t get wet
Got home and noticed all the feeders were empty, when I filled them up chickens were gorging themselves
And I noticed one of the boys was frothing from the mouth a bit and panting
He wears a collar which I instantly took off when this happened, but he’s been wearing it for several months with no...
I have a cockerel who has ear feathers matted with some kind of discharge, from what I can see it doesn’t look too bad, some brown gunk around the ear hole but no viable swelling or complete blockage, he otherwise acts normal but he’s kinda a goofy bird so hard to tell
Advice for treatment? If...
Her comb and wattles are bigger than my adult laying hens if the same breed now so I’m wondering if she’s close to laying, she’s also been inspecting nesting boxes
I came across a mouse in my chickens feed, but when I came near it it didn’t run away it just sat there
I poked it gently with a stick to see if it was alive and it slowly scuttled away, do you think there was something wrong with it? Should I do anything to secure the coop?
I’ve noticed some of my older hens going broody and I decided to let one sit on the eggs to see what happens
I want to test out the genetics of my white barred cockerel out of curiosity, he is the only one mature enough to try and mount the hens yet
none of my hens have ever hatched eggs before...
I have two cockerels who have slightly purple comb tips, no signs of respiratory or any other kind of distress, they seem perfectly healthy
What might this be?
I just posted the one with the most obvious purple
Edit: it’s currently summer so I know it’s not frostbite
I have a 18 week old Pekin bantam cockerel and I’m wondering what colour he is
When he was young he appeared buff mottled, then he lost his spots and now he looks like this
What colour is he?
My runty little pullet threw up some clear liquid, I’m assuming it was water, a lot of it too, then she seems totally fine
This has only happened once, something to worry about?
I’ve heard many things and I’m curious what I’ll actually get, I have a cockerel who (I think) is dominant white with a few barred feathers and some pure black pullets, what would I get off I crossed them?
And what would I get if I crossed him with the silvery hen pictured below?