My chickens are looking really mangey, like an old desert coyote. They are missing lots of feathers around their vents, backs, necks and heads. One is almost featherless. Other than that they seem healthy and lively. They have a sand/ash/de dust bath, flock block to keep them busy, fresh sand in...
So my Delaware pullet is turning red in the comb at 8 weeks, does it look like a cockerel? My Light Brahma is also starting to redden. What do you guys think? Males or female?
Brahma
Delaware
I have a rooster born 4/20/14 who needs a new home, thought he was a female when we got him, turned out to be male. I only have a few hens and he is over mating them and tearing them up badly to the point of them missing full backs of feathers and bleeding. He is friendly with people and crows...
Are these Dorking chickens? They were both hatched on 4/20/14 by a friend of my fiance and are supposed to be sexed as Dorking pullets. The first one is really large, twice the size of the other, and has five toes Here is the first, it is giant compared to the other. Here is the second little...
So I bought these guys at the local feed bin, they were advertised as 90-95% female, what do you guys think they are? They are about 6 weeks old today. I have the opportunity to get a male dorking, but I definitely don't want him if these guys turn out to be males too.
Thanks guys!
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Well I moved up to the High Desert From Riverside CA, and since I now have land I just got my first 5 chickens. I have been lurking this forum for some time, and have decided to join, looking forward to learning lots of new thing here!