So my Maran has gone broody and I bought some fertile eggs from someone local to see if she will hatch them since we don't have a rooster. Then we went on vacation for 10 days. Come back and she is not only sitting on the fertile eggs, but seems to have squirreled away several of the other...
My 2 year old hen has the same thing, although her butt was completly caked with poo. I gave her a warm bath and got it off, but she can now barely walk in addition to the red, swollen butt. I don't know how it happened. One day fine, next day walking like a penguin and all that poo. Could she...
My 2 year old hen has the same thing, although her butt was caked with poo. I gave her a warm bath and got it off, but she can now barely walk in addition to the red, swollen butt. I don't know how it happened. One day fine, next day walking like a penguin and all that poo. Could she be egg...
Well, here are new pics. The RIR turned out to be a rooster! :-( We are trying to find him a new home as I type as he is not allowed in the city...
The tiny Ameraucana-EE which I called Goldie is now Tiger Lily and she is in front of the RIR rooster. Luna is the white/tan/grey one on the...
Hi everyone! I have a RIR rooster who needs to find a new home. We would keep him, only he isn't allowed in the city and he just started crowing. Too bad too because he is really pretty! His blue/green/black tail feathers are coming in nicely...he's been fed either non-gmo or organic starter...
Well, turns out the RIR is a rooster! :-( Bummer! Because he is really beautiful! I'll post some updated pictures soon...Now to find someone on the BST forum that wants him!
That is a chicken run?!?!? :ep Omg! How wonderful! I had no idea they could be so pretty! :love You give me hope for ours which we start building tomorrow! :fl
I know this is a reaaaaallyyyy old thread, but is there anyway you could repost the pic of violet at 6 weeks. I might be be in a similar situation and would hate to give mine away if it's really a she!
We started off with pine, but everyone in the house started coughing and having trouble breathing(our brooder is the unused bathtub in the bathroom off the master bedroom). We switched to Aspen and haven't had any problems since. Take from that what you will. ;)
Hi everyone! Finally made it to the end! 51 pages of awesomeness! ;)
Now my turn!
They are both feed store buys and were supposed to be the same age. They are 2.5 weeks here.
The silver one(was told she was an Ameraucana, but this thread has taught me she is an EE) had been growing faster...