So, this is definitely hard for me, but I think we’ve ended up with 3 roosters. In a flock of 6, half being roosters will not work for us even though they’re all super sweet babies and currently get along well. I have incubated and hatched my first flock and while we planned to keep a single...
So I have 6 total chickens, they are all almost 8 weeks old. 4 of them have no comb development whatsoever so I’m leaning towards hens on those.
These 2, the black one seems to be a barred Wyandotte and the other seems to be a lavender splash. They came from a mixed flock and I’ve only seen...
So I am new to quail, to the point that I just received 14 fertile coturnix eggs in the mail today. I’ve previously incubated chicken eggs and they were shipped via FedEx and I had no issues. Sadly, the farm I ordered my quails from used USPS, and my quail eggs were on a cold postal truck for...
So I am new to raising my own chickens from incubated eggs. I read that I should introduce a dust bath around 3 weeks old. Mine are going on 4 weeks, I have a flock of 6. I have definitely looked into various types like volcanic ash, wood ash, sand etc. and too many different brands.
So, I’m...