I have a small flock of 5 hens - SLW, Leghorn, Blue Cochin, RSL, Salmon Faverolle - and the last three are losing feathers on their necks. I did keep them confined to their coop all of last week and we had a drop in temperature (as did everyone else) recently to about 50's from typical 80+...
Thanks for the info! I'm being a little dramatic in saying they don't do anything. They're very healthy girls. I've had them since they were hatched along with 15 others that have given away. They used to have full run of the yard, but that got way too messy so I reduced my flock size a while...
I have five pullets (SLW, RSL, leghorn, blue cochin, and salmon faverolle), all hatched mid February, and none of them are laying. Really breaking my head trying to figure it out. They have a small coop - about 8'x5' open air coop with two roosts and two milk crates converted to nest boxes. They...
I keep reading that most of what we think are Ameraucanas are really easter eggers. I purchased an ameraucana and she looks like the pix on this thread, but would like your opinions. Any thoughts?
All of them are 13 weeks. Love my fat-butt blue cochin and this little guy :)
white frizzle cochin
Salmon Faverolle & red sex link
Cochin, ameraucana, frizzle cochin
Ameraucana
I'm in south Florida and have to get rid of my SLW rooster. I have a few, but this one is crowing already, so he may become a problem for us. He's 3 months old and non-agressive. Eventually we'll be getting rid of most, if not all of them. Just giving them a chance before they all start yappin'...
That's what I was thinking as well. The one on the left (lighter comb) also acts different. It doesn't really participate in all the rough housing my roosters do. I hope it's a girl.
Yeah - 16 roosters. Unfortunately I don't have the space to keep roosters, otherwise I'd be excited about having them. They're all 5 weeks old. Really hoping at least the one in question is a pullet.
I have a bantam frizzle cochin that I purchased as "straight run" from Ideal. Not sure if it's a he/she! Also received 16 extra silver laced wyandottes as "packing peanuts". I think one may be a female because the comb is not red like all the other SLW.
They're all 5 weeks old.
Here are some...
Thanks everyone for all the help!
Definitely more confident about getting the right breed. I've been reading a lot on the ornamental birds and how they get picked on - that's why I thought two funny ones may do the trick. Maybe not. If I do swap out the silkie and polish, what two other birds...
All except the polish and silkie are supposed to be hens. The other two are straight run, so maybe hens... dunno. I wanted a variation of eggs and a cute one (silkie) but then read that the other may pick on it b/c it's different looking, so I chose the polish to keep it company. If I get 3 of a...
This is all new to me, but I am learning a lot on this site and am working on starting a flock in my backyard.
I'm thinking of placing an order for 9 chickens (to meet $25 min) from Ideal. My list is below. Is that too much to start with? Any thoughts on the breed mix?
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