I have two boys who need
homes ASAP. One is a Blue Copper Marans (he's got feathered feet, so French) cockerel and a Barnevelder cockerel. Both were born May 5th and are friendly and were handled quite a bit. The Blue is more friendly and larger, more dominant. The Blue Marans are...
So "Fifi" or "Fofo" as my husband calls her/him, has been looking a bit rooster-y lately. Here's the thing, Fifi has a red comb and wattles, but so do all FBCM, or so it seems. My other two do not have such red combs and wattles yet but at 12 weeks or so, Fifi hasn't developed any of the other...
I know that odds are not good for my little one. I'm pretty bummed about it and could use some cheering up. Anyone have a success story? Did you have a chick that no one thought would make it? Maybe now it's pecking around your yard or giving you eggs for all the TLC you gave it?
I'd love to...
I ordered 12 chicks, 1 died in transit, 1 looked really bad when I opened the box. The dead one looked trampled and it had peck marks on its head. The other one also seemed to be trampled, he was wedged up against the side of the box and was on its side. The other 10 seem good, vibrant, eating...
I ordered 8 French Black Copper Marans and 4 Ameraucanas. I got 7 live FCBM and 4 Ameraucanas.
There is one Ameraucana that may not make it. I would like to do everything I can for it. I got it to take drops of sugar water but it still won't eat. I isolated it the brooder under the heat lamp...
Hi everyone!
I'm a former lurker, new member of BYC. Hoping to flesh out my research with some friendly advice from more experienced chicken keepers. I am particularly interested in any local advice from Southern California (Los Angeles, Pasadena) that may shed some light on local problems-...