I bought six straight-run chicks early last month after losing my hens to a dog.
Five of them are looking like roos.
I can't legally have roosters where I live even though I hear roosters all day. Someone reported the one I had a couple of years ago.
I just ordered some pullets that won't...
This thread also could be titled "How Unlucky am I?" because I'm getting this sinking feeling I have 4 or 5 cockerels out of 6 chicks. They were all supposed to be bantams but I suspect numbers 1 isn't and I know 6 is not. They were all purchased at the same time but I don't know their ages...
Hi!
Recently I lost my (tiny) flock due to a dog so I got some new babies. Identification help is appreciated but not required you can just squee over my babies if you like
I got a surprise mix of bantams. The flash kind of washes out their color a bit.
This one is larger than...
Easter egger - This was from the first egg laid my hen laid. I left all of the eggs outdoors for about 5-6 days hoping that the hen would sit, before I brought them in. Apparently, it was hot enough outside to begin the incubation process because I have only had them under the lamp for about 16...
I bought a pair of "ameraucana pullets" from a local feed store. As you can see, one was clearly not a pullet! It makes me wonder if they are even ameraucanas. A long time ago, I raised a barred rock hen as a pet, and I began these two as pets, but the hen of these two had other ideas. She never...
I've been reading for a while, and getting answers to my questions that other people have already asked. I once raised a barred rock hen as a pet. Right now I have a rooster and a hen that are supposedly ameraucanas, but I'm not really sure about that. They are almost 6 months old. I thought I...