I was cleaning out the brooder today and grabbed the first thing I saw that would work for a temporary holding pen for my little bittys-- a bucket. They are so precious and are growing up so fast!
I posted this picture a few weeks ago, and the unanimous consesnus was that my little EE is a pullet:
I still have my suspicions that 'Meredith' may be a rooster, so I've taken some new pictures. The reason I'm thinking maybe rooster is the tail feathers are sticking straight up and look...
This is Sami- my sweetest chick (and probably favorite)! But I have absolutely no clue what she is--any thoughts? I'm thinking she is somewhere around 5 weeks old. Her legs are orangish yellow. I'm pretty sure Sami is a pullet, but wanted some expert opinions to support that conclusion too!
I got this chick a little over a week ago, so it is supposed to be between 2-3 weeks old now. I was told it is a black cooper maran, but I am noticing the feathers are black and white. Is that normal for the black ones to have white on their feathers at this age, or is this chick something...
I bought this easter egger (or at least thats what I was told "she" is) last weekend. Over the past week, "she" has started to look more roo-ish to me. This is my first batch of chickens, so I'm not really sure how to tell hen vs. roo, but my friend said based on the shape of the head and the...
I got a new dark brahma pullet yesterday (plus 5 others that are fine)--she is supposed to be about 3 months old. Yesterday her eye looked perfectly normal. This morning when I went outside to check on her, I noticed her eye was swollen shut and she seemed a little tired. She also has nasal...
Hi!! My name is Alyssa (Aly) and I'm a newbie. I am very new to chickens--I don't have any yet; however, I already have a full blown case of "I need chickens now-itis". In fact, for the last few days chickens seem to be one of the main thoughts on my brain! I've lurked on the site a few...
Ok fellow chicken lovers--I'm a 100% complete newbie to chickens. I owned an easter chick once as a kid, but that's as close as I've ever been! I have wanted to have chickens for a long time--fresh eggs sound amazing!! With more spare time on my hands, I have now decided that the time is...