I am thrilled to announce that little one we thought might be a mr. is actually a mrs! She has been laying eggs for about two months now and is bigger than my other two. She just matured faster than the other two girls. She is also the largest and sweetest of the three.
That's what I was afraid of! :( Sadly we can't have roosters in city limits. I will have to find him a loving home in the country, so wish I could keep him, because he is so friendly and sweet!
I got him/her at our local feed store. The lady who helped us said that they were all hens, she has raised chickens her whole life. But this one has a larger comb than the other two and overall has always just been bigger. This is my first time raising chickens so I just don't have a clue...
Hi All! So this year my hubby and I decided that we were up to raising some backyard chickens. We decided on three little Rhode Island Red Hens. After we got the little chicks at 1 week old, we pondered how/or where we would get our coop. After a couple of weeks, and the growth of our little...
Hi All! My family and I are raising three little chickens (they are roughly 6 weeks old), I have this feeling though that one is a mr. Any thoughts? Some say that she may be developing faster than the other two, but her comb seems to be too big to be a hen?
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Hi all! Just a new member to backyard chickens! My hubby and I are raising three little rhode island reds. We are very excited to join this community and have already learned so much about our little misses (possibly one little roo) here!