These are my first Welsummers and I hear they have definitive color variations between sexes.
I’ve had great luck picking pullets out of a group based on temperament. Pick the most timid, the one that runs from you and tries to hide under another chick; that one’s the pullet. If the chick is...
Good morning and greetings to Brahmalot.
A few days ago, a giant from a far of land arrived at Brahmalot to request several ladies for a quest to a new kingdom. The giant asked for the fairest ladies, but also the most gentle and kind. There would be a new kingdom in a seaside village.
Since...
Currently we have a 4 hens of varied ages. I just got another from a local backyard keeper which is 2, and the oldest of my birds.
Normally would have kept but her in the side yard to free range during the day, in a large dog crate at night for a few weeks. Insert Tropical Storm Andrea. I have a...
So he started crowing. I took him back to the breeder (because I can't keep cockerels) and he is splash wheaten.
I ended up replacing him with a two year old splash wheaten hen that another local person had originally gotten from him as a chick. She is also stunning but lays green. So from what...
The person who sold me this chick told me it was an Ameruacana. I've read on here that there are few true Ameruacanas. Now that the colors are showing beautifully, I can't seem to find a similar color pattern. I was told it was splash, but that doesn't seem accurate.
Question 1) True Ameruacana...
I lost a chicken Friday. My three are usually thrilled to see me, but Friday one didn't get up. She seemed fine that morning. I went and checked and she wasn't breathing hard or panting. I picked her up and went to bring her inside and she jerked her head, straightened her legs and went limp...
A big hello from Venice!!! Welcome to the community. If your on Facebook, join the Sarasota CLUCK page. Lots of local people.
Did you get adult or chicks? What kinds?
I feather sexed him at 1 day. Roo. Combs and wattles. Roo. Personality. Roo. Thick legs. Roo.
But then he's fully white, very little coloring. I was told he was a she. Then all my other roos have started crowing and he makes a ton of noise but never an attempt to crow.
I was pretty sure but I...
I believe I already know but then I read a thread that contradicts me, so I start thinking the other then I see a picture that changes my mind again.
So, I'm turning this one over to BYC.
Sorry for the poor lighting. Phone camera at dusk.
Well that's just terrible!! As a parent, I would be super ****** if my kid came home with a pet of any kind from school. No 6 year old is capable of fully handling the responsibility of an animal so it's a class project that becomes a parent responsibility. I hope the teacher is asking the...
GUESS WHO PUT THEMSELVES TO BED!!!
I'm so proud of my little guys. I went out to put them in the coop and they were already there. I just closed the door.
Last night was the same, waiting by the run door at dusk, I had to put them in and quickly shut the door. This time they immediately settled down. Tonight was fun. I didn't have to chase or corral them. I started by putting they youngest in, then my oldest who is my most skittish pullet so when...
Update: I moved these guys outside full time. The ladder on an Eglu is useless. It's slippery and the rungs are set pretty far apart. I'm having to help them in the coop every night.
The first night it was tough to get them all in because they kept jumping out and standing by the door. I got...
I have 4 chicks that are 2 weeks, 4 chicks that are 3 weeks, and 1 that is almost 4 weeks old. They spent their first few weeks in a dog crate with a heat lamp in my living room. The dust and noise were too much and even though it's the largest dog crate, it seemed too small, and they've been...
LOL! I know! I'm new to chickens, he's my first and I got him at 5 days old. It took me a while to figure out which chick was doing it. The sound he made the first few days was terrible. I thought someone was choking. He would do it once, maybe twice, but as soon as the lights came on, everyone...
Beautiful white silkie. One month old. We were hoping he was a she but "Sophie" has been caught crowing at 7am the past several days. We can't have roosters so he needs to find a good home quickly.
Great personality, very loving and would be a great daddy. He takes care of all the younger chicks...
Well, I float tested and they seemed to float alright except for one that was very very round, the air cell was in the center area so he probably never got into a good position. No movements though so I candled and no movement but good air cells. I went to my husbands toolbox and got his...