I hatched eggs from a local farm advertised as "backyard mix". I got 2 silkies, and a few more traditional hens. Can anyone identify this guy? About 12 weeks old. Also not sure if it's male or female.
I hatched 6 chicks that are now 11 weeks old. They've been outside in the coop for 3 weeks. Their setup is a small coop inside of a large run. Still after 3 weeks of being in there, they don't go up in the coop to roost. Some of them will roost on a random stick I have in the run, and others...
I had 10 eggs under a broody hen. She crushed 3 fertilized and 2 non fertilized along the way, so 5 remained. I let her go to day 25 and no signs of pipping so I decided to throw in the towel. We removed all the eggs and my daughter wanted to investigate them, only to crack one and find that...
I had 10 eggs under a broody hen. She crushed 3 fertilized and 2 non fertilized along the way, so 5 remained. I let her go to day 25 and no signs of pipping so I decided to throw in the towel. We removed all the eggs and my daughter wanted to investigate them, only to crack one and find that...