They are 3 weeks old. They are barnyard mix with a barred rock roo. I may need to get better pictures.
Black chick #1 ( I think roo, because his comb is red before any of the others)
Black Chick #2
Black chick #3 and yellow chick
My chickens are free range, spending most of the day roaming around the barn and returning to the coop and nest boxes to lay. Up until about a week ago, I was getting 6-8 eggs a day from 9 hens. Now I'm only getting 4-5. I think they are probably just laying somewhere outside, but I can't...
Hello everyone!
I have 2 hens that have gone broody this week and I think I'm going to try letting them hatch a clutch for me. My flock is a group of mutts, with one bantam hen and the rest large fowl, including the rooster. Is it a good idea to try to hatch a bantam egg, considering daddy...
Can anyone tell me what this is? I think she's the prettiest one in my flock. I meant to get 8 chickens and saw her after the others were in the box, so we added her last minute!
Thanks for the help!
Hello!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I'm new to chickens, just got my first set about a week ago. And I got my very first egg today! It's greenish with brown speckles and beautiful. I'm a very excited and proud chicky-momma.
(2) How many chickens do you...
Hello! I'm brand new to chickens, I just got mine a little over a week ago. I got a variety of breeds (went to the farm and picked out the pretty ones hehe). The farmer told me they were all hatched out last spring and are almost a year old. He told me that they probably wouldn't lay for a few...