oh dear...I think my chick has imprinted on me.I'm putting him (?) and his younger friend in the coop all the day with my Brahma chicks and bringing them in at night as its chilly...I feel awful but it just happened! he was a lone hatch and came out of the egg shouting his head off.
My Pea chick Gobby has acquired a bald spot on top of its head in front of where the crest feathers are growing, it didn't have it before......its friend Noodle who is younger doesn't have it but then at that age Gobby didn't either. it's a fit and lively chick....bit concerned, any ideas?
OK this is a weird one..after having a broody sit on 9 eggs and ending up with four (long story) one chick hatched.its fine. another hatched and died and all the others died at end of gestation......or so I thought. There is one which is a hybrid that was over due and now mum has gone off boil I...
Breeder has been very nice, sorry I was sold two boys instead of girls and has given me my money back, I will get 2 females in March (older ones) The chickens went back today. Im told they wont be culled and will run with the other collection of not wanted or oddballs that they have up there...
Or......iv fed them and reared them for ten months,got attached to them because really they are pets.
Was assured when I bought them they were female not maybe! Have got to get them back to the farm today which is nowhere near me on my only day off and in March introduce two new ones which isn't...
They are pure bred Buff Orpingtons, they are already very large and unfortunately male. They go back Sunday and no replacements until fe or march.....I'm not happy. :(
Have been on to poultry farm who sold them to me oh yes...by the way the other one is a boy too!!! I have to take them back on Sunday and they will give me a full refund and give me two other birds in the spring..Im gutted really gutted.
One of my "girls" which I have previously asked about sex wise on here started crowing yesterday..I mean a real cock a doodle do! And she's still doing it! I live in the city....do girls ever crow! HELP!:(