I found one of my frizzle chicks almost dead this morning from dehydration and starvation. It was being trampled on by the rest of the chicks so I thought it was dead. It was still alive . it will not drink walk open it's eyes or chirp. I have been trying to force water with a pipet. And even...
i have two banty eggs that were laid today. they should be fertilized. the same group of hens gave me three fertilized eggs out of 4 in October. cochin and dutch game bird mix .
This has me worried because I have four hens and two roos. Lately I have left them free range with aces to the coup. I have noticed one roo and two hens will go to the coop and the other trio likes to get in my bull pine above the coop. Will the tree dwellers freeze if the huddle together
these chicks are out of an oegb or uccle hen and a birchen Cochin or oegb roo. I have 2 roos and 4 hens so I don't need any more roos and getting rid of chicks would be easier the first is feather footed like a Cochin and if it is a roo I will cull another or start a separate coup as I am...
After looking at pictures and reading description I think everyone is correct. Birchen Cochin. Black Cochin. Oeg too and hen. I haven't figured out the two white hens. Atleast one chick came from the birchen because it has feathered feet
I right aised these from chicks in febaury. Just straight run bantams. I never posted them to figure out the breeds. Now I have three chicks that I let a broody hatch three chicks but I don't know from what hen or rooster [/IMG][/IMG][/IMG] the six adults the three chicks