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@pitterpat4353, I used golf balls, because I read it and we have a zillion of them. Worked perfectly. They didn't take to the fake easter eggs, I think because they are sooo light in weight. Golf balls must feel heavier to them, like real eggs. The fake eggs you buy at the feed store will...

@junebuggena @duluthralphie - I'm not afraid to admit - I think you were both right about my bird being a rooster! After our discussion, I checked him/her DAILY! Sometimes the ring would go in a circular motion - then the next time it would go back and forth. I've never had that happen...

From my Buff Orpington, Maizey, who made 20 weeks old yesterday. So excited!!! Pretty good size too - the white is from the store and hers is the brown egg. It has a very tiny streak of what looks like blood on it, is this normal?

@lilofthestars I see this was in June, but curious how it's going? I read, if it one hen that is the issue, to separate that hen from the flock for a bit. That way, when she is re-introduced with everyone else, SHE will have to restablish herself in the order. It worked a *little* for me. I...

I wish I could make a bet with you! I am confident she is a "she." I have a pretty reliable (to me) way of determining and have never been wrong. Even with a 50/50 shot, I have always been 100. It is an old wives tale to some but it always works for me - and that is the ring method. The one...

Here's my baby, Blu. She was sold as an "Ameraucana," but I know she's an Easter Egger (that was for the Ameraucana police, lol). I am actually wondering if she is an Olive Egger with her coloring! She is 8 weeks old.

I was using pine shavings and decided to switch to Koop Klean with Sweet PDZ. I don't know how I feel about it. Its has tripled my daily cleaning time, but it smells good. It also has a bit of powdery PDZ on it and I can see it when I am placing it in the coop. After I throw it in I don't...

Here is an update to my baby Blu! (Original post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/308323/ee-colouring-plumage-chicks-vs-adults-post-your-pics/630#post_17098957) She is now 8 weeks and 1 day old and she is so sweet. My big girls give her a hard time and I feel like she is soooo lonely -...

Here's my girl, Delayla. She'll be 18 weeks tomorrow, July 5th and I am eagerly awaiting eggs! Yesterday and today her face is much redder but her comb is still smallish. She is very sturdy though! (pics are from 1 week ago)

Same problem here... they even get inside when the door is closed. We've seen them squeeze through chicken wire holes. I think the only way to keep them out is with hardware cloth because they're tiny enough to squeeze through chicken wire. The only remaining issue is when I have the run door...

Thanks all, I'm so scared for her!! That buff orp is a meanie. The other 2 don't seem to really care, but I could be wrong. I would have loved to add more but my coop is a small 4x4 so 4 hens is my max.

I know there are a lot of threads on the subject, but none address introducing only one chick to a very small flock of older chicks in a small space. I have a new baby, an Easter Egger, and she will be 4 weeks old this week. I need to start introducing her to my current older chicks who are...

@Sourland I agree, just wondering if it's enough since they're still growing. How many bugs could they find in my backyard. They have very little interest in this Nutrena anymore! Every now and again in the evening they'll take a few bites but thats it. Not like before,

I have 3 pullets aged 15 weeks who used to eat their feed like crazy. Lately, for the last 2 weeks, they are taking days to eat the same food and still don't eat it all. I let them roam in the backyard all day long and they are quite fond of the side of my house where I'm sure there are lots...

I will tell you something interesting and what I've found. I just started thinking... nature doesn't use a heat lamp. Yes, chicks should have their mom to keep them warm, but that doesn't always happen either. I don't know where you are located, but I am in the SF Bay Area, and it never...

@Clio320i , I'm hoping my baby looks like this when she grows up, very similar coloring, just a blue-r face! She has a patch of red on her head, and very puffy blue/cream cheeks! Her underbelly and backside are all blue and her wings are blue laced in gold, and her back in darker blue. Her...

Thanks - I guess I'll just watch her. I just wondered if it would eventually pass or get lodged in her gizzard. One thing I do know for sure, is I won't incur a veterinary bill for xrays because it's super expensive, and even more expensive should they find the penny and need to remove it...

So this happened. My nephew dropped a nice, new shiny penny and my 2.5 month old Delaware seized it and ran like crazy! I couldn't catch her, but she made a quick right into the run and into the coop, got waayyy in the corner and poof - the penny was gone. I moved all the pine shavings and it...

Thank you @chickenlover 1998 for your input!

Its a cube - 4x4x4. I can't put the roost opposite wall as the 2 double doors open there and I can't attach one end. I would have to put it perpendicular or at a diagonal. Or, I could do the ladder on the wall opposite the doors. I know they hunker down lower than they stand, but was...