I have eleven pullets/hens and one rooster. One of the Cochins kept going broody, so I decided to let her have ten eggs to sit on. I picked Maran eggs, so, if the eggs are fertile, the chicks would have a Maran mom and a Production Red (or Rhode Island Red) rooster dad.
My questions mostly...
Hi -- I have three pullets and four roosters right now. The Roos are still pretty young and the pullets are laying down the law, but I know that will change. I am getting ready to have surgery and need to get some stuff settled chicken-wise to make it easier on the caretakers during my recovery...
Thanks for your replies. This one has a different shape than the others, and the others are starting to get the long dark green (could be black) tail feathers. That's why I'm wondering if this one is really a pullet. Could just be wishful thinking.
They are silver-laced Wyandottes, white Cochins and Light Brahmas (they're dark gray and white...not sure what makes them "light"). Thanks for the reply. I know I have some great broody breeds, so maybe one day we'll have chicks.
I have two Wyandottes, three Brahmas, two Cochins and a Speckled Sussex. I will have one Production Red rooster. If I allow babies to hatch, what will I get?
Thanks for any input.
I got stuck with a bunch of roosters, most of which I do not doubt are roosters. This one, though....I'm still holding out hope. Based purely on the feathers, what is your guess? Male or female? This bird is a ten week old Production Red.
I have five ten-week old chickens I'm getting ready to integrate with three five-month old pullets. The five-month-olds are on layer pellets and the ten-week-olds are still on starter/grower crumble. What do I feed when all of them are together? Will it hurt the ten-week-olds to eat layer...
A bantam? Ack. This is getting worse and worse. I'll try and get a better picture of her today, but she's less than half the size of the others. Thanks for the feedback!
I used to think the little one in the back without a comb or wattle was a runt. Now I think she's the only girl. Opinions? They're nine week old production reds.
Hi -- I have three pullets that started laying a couple weeks ago (2 Wyandotte and one Brahma). They have a coop which is enclosed by an electrified chicken fence, so they're semi-free-range.
Within the chicken yard I have a separate chicken tractor with five "Rhode Island Reds" (production...
I rushed out and got probiotics and electrolytes, but I talked to MPC and it seems this little one might just be deformed. I've done all I can, so now nature must take its course. Thanks for all the advice!
Willow -- her neck isn't broken. She drinks on her own when I hold her to the watered, raising and lowering her head. She looks almost like she's having a seizure. On her side, neck craned backward.
I dipped her butt in warm water. I don't see any more obstructions. I dappled a little olive oil...
I just received six baby chicks from My Pet Chicken. One of them is on her back with her neck craned backward. She's peeping and I got her to drink some water. She had goop on her butt, which I cleansed away. Pasty butt?? Is there anything I can do for her, or does it sound like she's too far...
I have a 5 week old chick that is about a third to a half size smaller than her brothers and sisters. She's acting fine, eats, runs around. She just doesn't seem to be maturing. The rest of the chicks are probably about ready to go outside into a chicken tractor, but I don't feel comfortable...
Thanks for the feedback. In the end I decided on two Cochin, two Brahma and two Speckled Sussex. I know these breeds only lay 2-3 eggs a week, but with ten or eleven hens i guess that will be plenty enough, even if they lay less than that. I chose My Pet Chicken for the chicks, hoping it's true...