Hello! I have a white Cochin who has always had smooth feathers. After this years molt her feathers look fluffy, kind of like a frizzle appearance. Any ideas on what would cause this?
We just got done building a coop for our 8 Chickens. We did the roof kind of elevated so they would have ventilation without a draft. We noticed the straw is damp in the coop though. is it due to lack of ventilation? what else should we improve? (nest box isn't being used because they are too...
Was supposed to be a female, but I'm leaning towards male. S/he doesn't like being handled, and s/he will confront my dogs through the run fence unlike the others who fly away. I don't see any wattle growth but the comb is getting a bit pink. What do you guys think?!
Hello! I have a chick that I thought was an Easter egger, but after seeing some pics of golden laced wyandotte it looks a lot like her. What do you guys think? In the first pic she is like 5 weeks old, second pic she is 4ish weeks old. She is the mystery chick from Meyers hatchery
So right now I have a 16x8 ft run for my eight chickens. They are only 4.5 weeks old right now but when I put them in the run during the day I feel like they will outgrow it soon. Their coop is 4x8. Also, the breeds I have are 3 cochins, 1 sussex, 1 orpington and 3 EE. Should I make it 8 feet...
Hello, I have 8 chicks that are suppose to be all females, but a couple seem kind of roo like to me. Anything screaming roo? Black one is an orpington and the brown one is a partridge cochin. The cochin is taking a long time to get its feathers in compared to its siblings. They are both 4.5...
I found this guy roaming around. Can not keep him due to city laws and renting house. It is a rooster! He needs a loving home :( Willing to drive pretty much anywhere in Florida to drip him off at him new home, cannot be used for meat!!
I just took in a chick that was brought into a wildlife rehab place. I need help identifying what type it is and also is it too early to sex? I cannot have a rooster in my city :(