I’m a bit confused on one of my Salmon Favorelles. It does have some black feathers on its chest which I know is normally a cockerel sign but it’s not a big block of them and it otherwise is pretty similar to its sister in appearance. Not sure if it’s just because it’s hatchery quality or if...
Somehow I ended up with three mystery chicks. Two of them were supposed to be wellsummers but clearly are not, I can’t remember what the other was supposed to be. Originally I thought some kind of red/golden sex link but they seem to have barring. Any ideas on breed?
This was cooked up by my very handy father and is made out of scrap wood and chicken wire. The floor is black plastic covered with thick layer of shavings. It has hinges hinges on the side allow it to be folded up when not in use which is very convenient! And an Australian Shepherd for flavor, lol.
Hello everyone, I'm wondering about how to go about introducing a puppy to my flock. The pup in question will be an Australian Shepherd. The flock has run of the entirety of the yard- about 1/2 an acre that's fenced. I'm assuming that keeping the puppy leashed initially is best but beyond that...
Hopefully someone else chimes in, but that might be normal behaviour. My dominant pullet has always been similar- she’d bite and/or try and pull off any who were sitting higher up than her- recently she pulled some tail feathers out of one of the cockerels for that sin. The wing flapping seeks...
This is Nugget. He started "crowing" at 6-7 weeks old. In reality he simply sounds like a squeaky toy. Meanwhile his Easter Egger "brothers" haven't made a peep and they're now all around 11 weeks old.
This one is a cockerel, the bright red coming in, combined with the color of the comb and the tail says it all. The other two are looking like pullets to me, but the last is a bit hard to see.
I think that’s the case for more pure rocks, but with hatcheries it’s not always so distinct.
Also you have 6 Roos out of 21? I thought I was bad with 3 of my sexed pullets being Roos.
It’s 50/50 odds but it’s but likely confirmation bias- it’s more likely someone will mention ending up more a ton of roosters and is more memorable when someone ends up with more roosters than pullets, but not quite as much the other way.