My flock is as follows
7 serama hens
1 silkie hen
1 Cochin hen
3 EE who are as far as byc can see mostly cream legbar mix
I have someone laying light brown large eggs, and I'm not sure who it is, so I either have a very sore and overachiever or one of my ee isn't a blue/green genetics, if...
Hi all I wanted to ask the experts about quality of life, care and possible outcomes of taking in an adult hen who had a bad break and lost mobility in her leg, she is otherwise a healthy hen, around a year old, I believe she is a sapphire orpington, she is currently laying eggs to the best of...
I was sold 3 pullets and EE, they look like they were part polish and barrel rock maybe, any guesses would be welcome, I'm rather curious if anyone has a better guess
So I have a single chick hatch early and I can't buy another chick currently, it's siblings are probably 2 or 3 days away, I added some fluff for it to cuddle and a small mirror, should I interact with the chick more since it's alone? Add more enrichment ? This is a first for me so I'm unclear...
She totally is my favorite, she "gets lost" away from the flock and tends to wander closer to me when I take them out for some sun, she calls out for her buddies a lot when she is facing the wrong way to see them
so I got a new small batch of chicks out of the assorted bantam ben at my local feed store. We don't get to pick right now because of covid, i didn't notice till I got home one of the chicks appears to have a birth defect of a missing eye. Any special care
He was suppose to be a bantam from my local feed store, I have had issues with them mixing breeds and mislabeled chick's in the past so I generally wait till they are older to identify them
everything I have been reading online states that the roosters are rare, but are generally docile. I was looking for more information on behavior and what to expect as this is my first time attempt at keeping a rooster