So about 3 weeks ago I went to let out our chickens, when I opened one of our two coops everyone came out except one. The Plymouth Barred Rock that didn't come out looked tired, and being a couple years old I didn't think much of it. She passed away that day, no discharge or major issues.
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Hello again, we posted some pics a few weeks back and a lot of y'all thought these were some pullets. But everyone agreed it was early, so it was hard to tell. Plus a couple people thought one might be a roo. SO here they are again, and I know the pics are not the best but they are better than...
Hello there, I want to start off by thanking everyone for their advice beforehand. My wife and I have 6 chickens that we raised last year, and we have fallen in love with them. So this year we purchased 4 new baby chicks to add to our flock. We're still waiting to see what they turn out to be...
Hello again, my wife and I purchased 4 baby chicks to add to our flock of 6 hens. As usual I am here to peck the brains of y'all to see if we can sex or specify breed any of my 4 new babies. We bought the first one's March 18th, one was labeled as a black sexlink and the other a New Hampshire...
Hello, my name is Will. My wife and i have been raising 6 chickens since last spring, and we couldn't be happier. This year we decided to add 4 more baby chicks to our group, so in anticipation I went out and got a larger chicken coop. What I really want to do is get the current 6 to move to the...
We have a 6-7 month old girl named Raven that my wife and I got in trade for a rooster we had to get rid of. We got her about 4 months ago from a local feed store, she was sick and my wife felt the urge to nurse her back to health. Im realy glad she did, because Raven has a great personality...
Hello everyone, just thought I would seek a little bit of advice. I have a flock of 6 hens (2 RIR, 1 Amber Sex-Link, 1 EE, 1 BarredRock and 1 Mix) and at least 2 are at egg laying age. The Amber Sex Link has been producing regular daily eggs for us for the past 2 weeks or longer, with many...
This site has been a great help in discovering the gender of my first 4 chickens, whiched turned out to be 2 roos and 2 hens. After raising our rhode island reds for a few weeks we decided to purchase tw omore chickens, since we had to get rid of one of the roo's. So we decided to get some...
Hello, I was wondering if anyone can help me sex my four Rhode Island Red's I picked up from my local feed store. They said there was a 95% chance for females, but I think I might have 2 roo's and 2 pullets. The pics are not the best, but I hope they help.
First is of one that were pretty sure...
Hello everyone, I am new to forums and look forward to meeting the regulars and gathering as much info as I can. Basically I am a first time chicken owner, my wife had some when she was younger and talked me into it. Anyways, we got 4 baby rhode island reds from our local feed store, and...