We adopted a hen who has turned out to be a roo!! No saddle feathers, but she was a 'big girl', or so I thought.
A lovely bird who needs a new home. My town does not allow roos. Does anyone have room for a nice bird? He is about 7 months old--an Easter chick.
We have a White Rock, 1.5 years old. 3 days ago I noticed her walking around, carefully and her tail is down. She seems a bit slow but still getting around. She is sleeping on the floor of the coop. Normally she sleeps in a box or on a roosting pole. I picked her up tonight to check her...
We live in central CT and have 8 standard birds--Rocks, Orphingtons, Black star. We are interested in getting a few Polish birds but noticed somewhere (can't remember where) they may not be winter hardy. Can anyone offer insight on this?
Thanks so much. I just lllloooooooooove this forum!!
I found one of my chickens in the yard, with her neck feathers striped and left there all alone and dead. My other birds were hiding, which leads me to believe there was considerable struggle and torment from the attackers. We have set a trap out, but don't know what we are trapping. One...
I am new to the Chicken business but I am loving every minute of it. I am especially thrilled to have access to this site. Everyone has such great information and advice.
That said, at what ages do I move from the 'powdery' food on to the crumble and then the pellet form?
My 9 chicks are...