My husband says the chicks can't go outside yet but they smell SO bad! I clean their box out everyday but they are really smelly little critters!!! I think they are going on two months old.. isn't that old enough to go outside?
It's really strange for me to have an animal who doesn't really seem to 'play.' Every pet I have ever owned did some sort of play. Horses, goats, dogs, cats, parakeets.... etc.. So, do you consider chickens 'playful'?
These are my new chickies. The white one are leghorn/welsummer mixes...
Scratch that, I realized I have no idea how to post a picture on here... a little help maybe?
These are my new chickies. The white one are leghorn/welsummer mixes...
Scratch that, I realized I have no idea how to post a picture on here... a little help maybe?
I have a welsummer roo and aricauna hens.... do you think their offspring will lay green or brown eggs? Do you think they will have the tufted faces of the aricauna? Anyone have any welsummer-aricauna mixed chickens?
What are their names?
I have WonderChicken (wl) the 2 Betseys (wl) the 2 Summers (wlsmr) Kellog (wlsmr roo) Rexy (br) Tiger (EE) Hawk (EE) Mammie (Cuckoo maran..CM?) Big Red (thinking he is a welsummer/BLW mix) and the rest I can't tell apart!
When my chicks hatch (Sat or Sun) how will I know if they are boys or girls?
They will be welsummer/white leghorn mixes.... or possibly leghorn/barred rock mixes but my Welsummer roo is the Alpha so I am assuming he will be the daddy.
I have 7 eggs in the bator and all are from my white leghorn hens. The possible daddys are either (most likely) my Welsummer Rooster- 'Kellog' or my Barred Rock roo, 'Rexy'.
So how will I know when they hatch which breed they are?
What are some characteristics of leghorn/welsummer chicks and...
HI! My name is Sarah and I am a relatively new chicken owner. We got our first chickens this spring and have been adding to our flock ever since. We started out with two Welsummer hens, two White leghorn hens and one Welsummer rooster. We have since added 20 others to the group including...