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Thanks. I wasn't attached to him so it's not as emotional as when I've had to put down a bird I really liked. We're not allowed to have a roo in San Diego so it was all matter of fact for me. Unpleasant, but that's how it goes.

Thanks everyone. He was an absolutely beautiful bird. But today was his day. RIP

Thanks for confirming.

Is there any doubt that this is a cockerel? Hatched in November... been trying out his cock-a-doodle-doo for about a week now. I'm sure but the person who sold it to me (with 2 others definite hens) isn't so sure.

We have 2 compost bins that they would love to get in but have lids. (Straw, chicken poop, kitchen greens) Are they near it? Sure, every day.

San Diego in January... day time highs in the 70s and nighttime lows about 45. I thought maybe getting kicked off the roost could have been a problem, but she died sleeping in the nesting box with straw and is fully feathered. Maybe she got chilly but didn't freeze. We're stumped too. The...

No, really everything has felt healthy except slow egg production... the 3 RIRs molted and the 2 crested legbars have pretty faithfully delivered during the slowdown. The only behavior thing that's been different for the past month or so is spending way more time in their run than they...

Yeah, they have oyster shell available. I've ordered some electrolyte/vitamins for them just to pep 'em up a bit. Guess I'll just hope it doesn't spread.

I didn't do a huge exam since I don't really know what I'm doing. But I checked the vent and didn't see any problems. She seemed really clean when I looked at her underside. The nesting box part was a bit odd though I'd seen her sleeping there before. There are 5 birds with 2 roosts and she...

Checked on them last night in the coop and everyone was tucked in, totally normal. This morning only 4 came out of the run to free range. Checked in the coop and found an 11 month old Crested Legbar dead in the nesting box. (RIP Walnut, you were a pretty girl.) She wasn't attacked, while not...

It doesn't rain very often here in San Diego, but our chickens seem to enjoy it when it sprinkles. I think the key is having a place for them to get away from it if they want. For a passing shower any discomfort from the rain is overcome by looking for worms and other bugs the rain brings to the...

We have one chicken who really wants to come in the house. If she sees an open door, she'll go in. So when our chickens are free ranging we just need to keep the screen door closed.

I'm not interested in showing but Chestnut wanted me to ask you guys if you've seen any mealworms? She's looking for some and they are her favorite.

Yeah, my little flock will do anything for them.

This thread is actually where I got my cream legbars. There are a number of breeders / hatching addicts!

Thanks! 4 out of 5 ofmour chickens are named after Chinese food dishes. (Other two are Sweet and Sour)

They are a light bluish/green. Hoping that tint comes in a little darker as they get older. I do like the contrast to the brown from our RIRs!

Hoping this is the case. We can only keep 5 chickens in SD, hoping to up our average so we can stop buying.

Hatched 2/23 and they have both now laid eggs. Walnut is laying one per day while I'm hoping Cashew matches her pace.

So... if they'll go to roost during the eclipse does that mean I might get more eggs?