I have been looking all over the internet and can't figure out what breed he is! I'm stumped
(He's in a bit of a molt, and he blinked in this pic)
He has got to be a mixed at least, because he's got ONE white feather on his wing, haha
I got 8 chicks (about 3-7 days old) from an animal swap last saturday. brought them home, one died within hours. i thought it could have been from the move where it was, perhaps too much stress. then, the next day a chick died. the next day, 2 more. And now, we have only 2 left!
They are on...
I got an americauna week old chick 4 days ago with a group of 6 other chicks. one died the same day we brought it home from unknown causes. this one has been fine until today. i noticed it sleeping, alot. (but sleeping standing, so at first she looks fine) she is really slow. when i move her...
Please help! I have an adult austrolope hen (she isn't old) , and that big ball shaped thing on her breast (is that the crop??) is really hard, when normally it is soft. what can i do for her? she is slow, but she does follow things around with her eyes, just walks around really slow. she seems...
Hey ya'll, i've noticed alot of people sharing their blogs on here, and they look really awsome, and the chickens adorable! I was thinking about making my own, but i don't know which site to create a blog on any suggestions?
It says that it keeps the poop off of them even when they sit, and it itsn't uncomfortable... can this be legit?
http://www.hensaver.com/Hen-Holster.html
Urgg. ever scince my a hawk got into my chicks' run and took 3 of my chicks (i have put a cover over the run scince, so nothing can get in, at all) which was about a week ago, almost everynight i've been having these very violent dreams of some crazy horrorish creatures getting into the chicks'...
Haha, I was a little bored yesterday and decided to do a little editing to some of the photos i took of my chicks and chickens.
Enjoy!
This is my buddy Tablespoon, who was a tiny chick, and wasn't growing very fast for some reason. She died of unknown causes ;( (And yes, that is a little...
GAH! i am so angry. I have a big run separated in two areas because the chicks I hatched and the chicks i recently got (they are about the same age) pick at eachother alot. Well when i looked out the window.. there was a freaking hawk in the chick run! It looked like a badger or wolverine at...
I was told these babies are 3 weeks old, and that they are Golden Laced Wyandottes. We still think they are, but by comparing them to pictures from google images . But I'm not entirely shur
Please help!
Today I got 14 new 3 week old chicks... or thats how old we were told they are. But there is one chick thats left leg is like, twisted backwards, and sticks straight out, and its extremely stiff. The knee joint doesnt even bend. We figured she doesn't have much feeling in her leg...
Everynow and then, I'll see my Americauna rooster sitting in a nesting box, and he clucks, and then an americauna hen, the same age as he is, (im not shur what age, but they aren't old farts:P) climbs in with him, and they just sit there for a few minuets. I'm not worried or anything, but i...
Please help! I do not know what I did wrong.
I had 13 3-week old chicks (some black stars, 2 barred rock, one spitz, and two white leghorns.) that are kept outside (they were only outside for a couple of days) in a large very insulated rabbit hutch. I put them out there because they were...