I got them March 17th of this year as 3 day old chicks so however old that is. The "coop" is a fenced in area with a make shift shelter I slapped together from scrap materials and I have 8 all together, 2 roosters, and 6 hens.
My flock will NOT stay out of the chicken pen. I have provided fresh water and lots of scratch and pellets outside of the pen, we don't have dogs running around or an obscene amount of predators about in my area. Why won't they free range?! I take them out of the pen and shut the door and they...
this is supposed to be an Ameracauna but she looks NOTHING like her brother or sisters
she was all black as a chick.
what she looks like today
this is her as a small chick
I bought 6 Ameraucanas from Tractor Supply Co. As small chicks they all looked generally the same, now there are 3 that look similar but 3 others that look completely different... why is this? are they really Ameraucanas or Easter Eggers? will post pictures soon
thank you very much. I'm really not worried about the aggression issue with my rooster. I know how to saw off the spurs and the aggression might be a good thing for protecting the flock against predators right? I actually want a colorful flock but I don't necessarily want all of my chickens to...
I've read a lot of positive things about cross bred chickens vs. pure bred chickens. I have a flock consisting of 6 EE's 3 Buff Orpingtons and 9 Barred Rocks. I have 2 EE roos, 1 Buff roo, and at least 3 Bared Rock roos. My question is which rooster should I keep to cover all of these different...
I've read a lot of positive things about cross bred chickens vs. pure bred chickens. I have a flock consisting of 6 EE's 3 Buff Orpingtons and 9 Barred Rocks. I have 2 EE roos, 1 Buff roo, and at least 3 Bared Rock roos. My question is which rooster should I keep to cover all of these different...
my first time raising chicks of my own 6 Easter Eggers, 3 Buff Orpingtons and 9 Barred Rock. they've been outside for 4 days now and have been doing just fine! living in Georgia its so hot they don't need the heat lamp anymore :) the chicken dust was getting out of hand in the garage and lack of...
here is the first chick, the mystery chick. I have no idea if it is he/she or what breed it may be???
then I have my two favorite "Ameraucanas" not sure what gender..
Ameraucana A: any ideas on what color her or she will be as an adult??
Ameraucana B: roo or pullet??
these are my...
the larger chicks have since been separated but the smaller ones are barred rock and buff orpington :]
my ameraucanas are getting huge! will post more recent pics later
@Beekissed you seem like a very intelligent person and I appreciate you taking the time out of your life to explain with great detail to this fool all the things I don't have the patience for lol
@SavageDestiny have you ever considered the fact that I am aware of my budget and that is exactly WHY I dont want to spend $500+ on a dog or get a dog that would cost too much to feed??? MAYBE just maybe bear with me now that is exactly why??? so that I will have the money when there is an...
@SavageDestiny I'm sorry but who do you think you are?!?!?! every dog I have ever owned was FREE and I paid for the vet bills and for all of the vaccines they needed too so please stop making a complete fool of yourself. I asked what type of dog would be good for guarding flocks that didn't eat...
thank you! I have ameraucanas (probably easter eggers), barred rock, buff orpington, black sex link, and soon will have rhode island red, gold laced wyandotte, and sussex