I have 4 chicks (2 ee girls 1 ee cockeral and a welsummer girl) all born 10/18 they are still inside in my brooder under the heat lamp but they free range almost everyday in my yard for an hour or so the I just ended up with to many chicks from my last order
so this is my first attempt at building a chicken coop its not 100% done but I'm relatively happy with it so far it is 8x6 and the coop is 3x6 (please excuse the mess in the garden it is time to rip up the fall stuff and plant the winter greens)
for those of you wondering why i have the redwood...
I would love to get a couple real ameraucanas from anyone in the bay area who breeds them if anyone is a breeder or knows of a breeder please let me know
finally finished my first coop excited to have it done
extra fencing to keep the dogs out
coop and run side view
side view
looking out the coop into the run
looking into the coop
nesting box from inside the coop
hello, so was able to take back one of my roosters and exchange it for a new hen, im hopping that i actually got a hen and not another roo. The breeder thought they were right around 17-18 weeks also any help on what color she is would be great. Thanks
new pics!!!
Hello all, i was wondering if you could help me identify my Cochin chick, i think she is right around 10 weeks now but im not 100% sure. the guy who does the breeding wasnt there so i got them from his daughter and she didnt know to much about them any help on age, sex and color would be great...
i got these three bantams out of a bantam bin from a local feed shop. they said they are straight run mixed bantams so they dont know what breeds they are. They are all right around 4 weeks old i know one is forsure a roo not sure about the other two
much thanks
Gunnar
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Hi all!!! i think my EE's are finally old enough to sex right around 4 months i think they are both pullets but neither have laid but neither have made any sort of crowing noise either
I purchased these two chicks for a friend of mine from the assorted bantam bin, i was wondering if anyone might be able to help me identify the breeds.
OEGB?
????? absolutely no idea... White Orp?? dont think so but one can hope
just thought it was cute
both of them
So i think this is a Brahma chick but she is the one i am not sure of do i appear to be right? can you sex brahmas at this age i think she is 3 days old
i am wondering if anyone as crossed these two before? im sure it has been done but what was the outcome?i was thinking you could cross a show quality black copper marans roo to a bright blue egg laying amerucana hen
So i went to the feed store yesterday and got 2 chicks after thinking about it all night long i woke up this morning and decided to go get two more so now i have 4 hoping the odds stay with me and give me at least two pullets since roos are not allowed where i live. Here are the pictures of the...
Hello all,
one of my 3 day old chicks seems to be struggling, the others seem to move around and want to do things and explore but one of them just likes to lay under the heat lamp on her stomach. i have seen her both eat a little and drink a little this morning but she doesn't really move other...
Hello all,
one of my 3 day old chicks seems to be struggling, the others seem to move around and want to do things and explore but one of them just likes to lay under the heat lamp on her stomach. i have seen her both eat a little and drink a little this morning but she doesn't really move other...
Hello all, i just picked up two young chicks, I know they are to young to sex but i was wondering if anyone might be able to identify the pictures of them as to what type of chick they might be. all the girl at the feed shop knew was that they are bantams or so she says
I am looking to buy a couple bantam cochin pullets to add to my flock of 4 D'Uccles if you have any to sell and are from Southern California please contact me.
Thanks
Gunnar
so i recently received three Millie Flur d'uccles from a family friend according to her they are "triplets" and have been together their whole life. One of them is acting very aggressive towards the other two, pecking at them, pulling feathers out(no blood but i'm worried about it getting to...
I just finished converting a rabbit hutch into a Chicken Coop, I had the opportunity to get a couple chickens thru a family friend and i jumped at the oppurtunity. I live in an suburban neighborhood but i think this if pretty good for now. might try to find a way to make the run longer but there...
I am looking at designing a new chicken coop and run the only area large enough sits under the foliage of an avocado tree. The design that i have would have the area under the tree foliage being a fully covered chicken run covered by a fully shingled roof blending into welded wire fencing...