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The feather pecking started before I started giving them scratch. I only give them greens every few days because they don't have access to any here in the desert. The majority of their diet is layer feed and it is the highest protein layer feed I can find them. Thank you though!! All...

I really appreciate all your help! I am going to start meal worms for some extra protein. I was also thinking about free ranging them. I have 2 acres. My concerns are the many prey birds and the young cat on my property. But probably worth the risk, since the feather pecking still seems to be...

It definitely started over time. Once I figured out I had a feather picker I tried multiple things to make it stop (removing her and putting her back after time, no peck solution, even pinless peepers). She still pecked. I got rid of her last week, but it appears she taught her tricks to at...

I just got done checking the whole flock (10 of them) with a flash light. I also ran paper towel under their roost. Absolutely no signs of bugs. They have a 12x8 indoor coop attached to a 12x12 outdoor run. I'm going to start giving them meal worms (they were getting strictly organic crumble and...

Thank you. Good questions. She is under a year old and no rooster in my flock. I havent checked for mites at night. I will do that tonight.

Do these frayed back feathers look normal? Is it a molt thing, social feather pecking, or possibly mites? I've spent hours trying to figure it out on the internet. I've searched for bugs on her. No bugs or signs of either. Completely clean under her feathers. Thanks in advance!

Chicken 1 in front, Chicken 2 in back Chicken 1 Chicken 2 My Wellsummers are 6 weeks possibly closer to 7 weeks now and I am hoping we can tell if they are hens or roos now. Thank you!

I was there today too! They were so tiny and adorable! I wouldn't know what to do with them or how to take care of them so I wasn't tempted. ;)

Here is some interesting info: Chicks from White Plymouth Rocks that carry the silver gene will be smoky gray in color, and will be all white as adults. Another advantage of the silver gene is their feathers wont turn yellow in the sun like White Rocks bred without it.

What makes you think she is not a white rock? She looks exactly like pictures of white rocks I've seen online. Also when you look up descriptions of the chicks it says this online: "As chicks however the chick fuzz can be white to all shades of dark smoky color turning to white feathers as new...

This is what she looked like when we brought her home. She was yellow with most of the gray only on her head.

Yes! My chick was yellow and gray and turning to white. I am not 100% she is a white rock. She doesn't have any black at all and that's why I don't think she could be an Austra White or a Delaware. Oh the joys of the assorted pullet bin!

She is like 3 or 4 weeks older than mine. Did her feathers come in super white on the wings when they came in? She is super pretty and I really think a hen at this point.

Is it just the picture or is she kind of creamy colored?

Here is my white rock.

My white rock is 3 weeks old now and has no red in her comb at all. They have really red combs when they get bigger so maybe that's what is happening. Dp you have a picture of her I could see? I'm curious how mine will look when its as old as yours! I have a Welsummer that I am really...

I have heard much better things about Rhode Island Reds than Leghorns. My sister has RIRs. I think you will be very happy with them! All of my Easter Eggers look different too! Two are similar kind of grayish in color but still very different. One is cream colored and the youngest is black...

You got yours 3 weeks before we got ours! We started with 2 Buff Orpingtons, 3 Aracaunas (Easter Eggers I'm sure), 2 Welsummers, and 1 white rock from the assorted bin. Then my husband went to big R unsupervised and picked up one more Aracauna/Easter Egger and two black chicks. They told him...

Hello fellow Fernley chicken keepers!!

How are your new ducks doing!? My husband has always wanted ducks. I haven't been brave enough to go there yet! Jessica