I have 5 chickens in my backyard coop. They have a run area that is about 60 sq ft and it has a sand floor. The sand seemed to be great for the first 8-10 months or so, then it started getting gross really fast. I was scooping out poop and raking up feathers but then it got to the point that it...
After a long summer of construction, its finally finished! Im pretty happy with how everything turned out. I will probably have to make a few minor adjustments but at least the chicks can move outside finally. Hooray!
Here are two more of my silkies. They are 11 weeks old now. Im thinking the splash one is a male and im hoping the white is female but im not really sure. I'd appreciate some second opinions!
I just picked up my two new and adorable little wyandotte chicks today. One is Silver Laced, the other was labeled as "Red Laced." Im confused about this because all i have seen so far are Blue Laced Red, or Gold Laced. Is there a red laced color, or is it just gold laced? Here are a few pics...
This little one belongs to a friend of mine. We are tying to figure out what breed it is and we are thinking it might be a rooster. What do you think? It is about 11 weeks old
So my friendliest, favorite chick made an actual chicken noise this morning. It wasnt a full out crowing noise, so im still undecided (or maybe in denial) that it is a rooster. It is 9 weeks old now, so give me your best guess. I've been thinking roo all along but hoping i was wrong. Thanks for...
I have two 3 week old white silkies that were both white when i got them. Now, in the past week, one of them has started to get dark feathering on the wing feathers that are coming in. Could it be a splash? Also, this is all new to me, is this silkie bearded? i am thinking not
A couple days old...