I know this has happened to many, but I am absolutely livid and extremely worried. I shipped my four adult chickens overnight from California to Illinois where I am moving, foolishly thinking that would be less stress on them (and me) than a multi-day drive across the country. My parents were...
As it goes, I have an approximately 7 week old Easter Egger (I'm assuming Easter Egger, he was sold as an Ameraucana) cockerel named Smorgalor who needs a permanent home. His sex was confirmed via DNA test. He was initially skittish as a chick but has become very friendly and enjoys interacting...
Hello there,
This is my first post after lurking for some time! I currently have thee 4-week old mixed chicks and one 5-week old Easter Egger. Today, I ran a PCR to sex my chicks (I work in a molecular biology lab; easy to do) and discovered that the Easter Egger is a cockerel...