My pullets are 23 weeks old and finally today I got the first egg, a beautiful light aqua color that doesn't show well in the photo. I'd expected the Dom or more mature of the SS to lay first, having read here that EE may be slow to lay. But no, the EE below did the deed! (btw, what do you...
My Speckled Sussex cockerel is 19 weeks old and for the first time today began crowing. I suspect his technique will improve with practice. Hopefully his SS siblings, EEs, and Doms will begin laying before too much longer. One Dom hen's comb and face are red now, and the other Dom and both SS...
Is there a setting as with other forums to receive a daily summary of replies to subscribed threads rather than individual notification? I'm getting waaaaaaay too many email notifications. Yes, I want to know of activity on subscribed threads, but I do not want 30 to 50 emails a day from BYC...
My chickens are all about 10 weeks old; just acquired last week. They all came from the same run at the farm where I bought them; lots of pullets and cockerels getting along just fine. And everybody was doing fine here too. I'd been watching closely, knowing one of the cockerels would need to...
Just got 10 week old Speckled Sussex this week; 2 pullets and a cockerel. They are of course feathered out, but I'm wondering if color/pattern changes with first molt. These have patches of white, especially on breast. And, not all mahogany feathers are tipped in white. They're not for show...
After nearly a year of dreaming, planning, amd studying/learning, we are finally in the "chicken business! Today I brought home 2 Ameraucana pullets(betting they're Easter Eggers), two Dominique pullets and a cockerel, and two Speckled Sussex pullets and a cockerel. All are about 9 weeks old...