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I have three polish crested chickens. Since I have never had any experience with this breed before I am confused I have one with kinda feather "beard" and two that don't they are smaller and have kinda waddles. which one or ones are the rooster or roosters here is a picture of both types. which...

Great thanks for your help I will check them out

Really do could this just be a growth thing? I thought that at first but I don't want to make any mistakes

I haven't ever had this breed before so I am confused about what is happening to these guys. They seem to be missing feathers on their backs and a couple of them have really thing tails. I don't see any feathers on the ground or in their hutch so I don't think they are molting. They aren't very...

Oh Lord, I didn't think she was in egg laying distress. I have caught her and put her in the coop with the other two founding feathers that have the back feathers needing a little time to grow back. I will watch her and see of course the other two gals have stopped laying but I figured that...

Ok while I was writing the subject line I realized how many of our ol dirty jokes come from the live stock on the farm ...sorry gang. But really...he had 5 hens and lives in a commune. (all my chickens free range and live in the trees of my little jungle and yes I intend to round them all up...

I know this is late in coming but so glad everything is ok...caught in the drama...(as she wipes sweat from her brow)

I found a post a while back that had a link to a site with already made green house hoops / half circles that you hooked together and covered to make a run. Does anyone remember that?? I have searched the forum and only come up with cattle panel construction threads. It is makeing me crazy...

Same thing happened to me...all my girls kept laying in the same box where a broody Old English Banty was sitting. I was not smart enough to limit the eggs by marking and taking out the fresh one. When her chicks hatch she will stay for a few days and then take them off the nest to let the...

Quote: I don't know if its normal but how cool is that?? And I am guessing mama is ok with or without the light as long as its not heat cuz she has nuf heat of her own....I agree having the hens take care of the chicks is soooo much easier.

Put a chick under a broody??? oohhh ooohhh this is my lucky day... Ok this is really bizarre...I had a hen go broody while the roo was locked up. I was hoping the eggs were fertile but it seems that only one egg hatched...she is cruising around the yard for 3 or 4 days with one little bar...

Ditto...mine dont nest unless its covered

I can't wait till I get to order chickens and get packing peanuts too I love surprises and can't get the speacility breeds around here...I already have too many from natural way this year and have to build a new tractor shortly to accomidate the young'uns. Oh well!! I did get 3 Amercaunas this...

OMG I have 3 Old English Game hens with 6 chicks between them....they share!!! who knew. The three of them were sitting on eggs that my BR and Delawares had laid and as they started to hatch I started stealing the chicks because I was afaid of the same things like loosing the hatch if they...

All of my BR roos have been mean ol fellers...I would try the BO if I had the chance

OMG..I am so glad I ran across this thread. My flock consists of my "Black girls", "White girls" and "Wild girls". I used to name the friendly ones but they all seem to go missing after a while so I stopped. They definately feather flocked. And it was so hard since they all free ranged...

I have some the same age...11 of them in fact and I vote Roo. The only way I can tell mine is when they are next to each other. My hubby and I have a bet. I say we have 3 roos and 7 hens (wishful thinking) and he says 4 roos. I guess we will see in another week or so..

I totally agree...if yours are anything like mine littlest guys you will be changing water several times a day. Good luck and have fun!!

THANKS!! COOL!

Thanks for asking my question.. Good info