I have 4 Ayam Cemani chicks, hatched 5/11/2020. I will not ship or deliver, must be local. I would call these "pet quality" chicks. Dad has a bit of a mulberry face that became evident when Spring happened and hormones caused his face and wattles to flush. Mom looks real good, solid black and...
I just found my favorite hen, Daisy, dead. She was laying face down, legs stretched out behind her. She was acting fine a couple of hours ago. No signs of trauma, in good condition, only 1 1/2 years old. She laid an egg just yesterday (5 hens, 5 eggs). I suspect that she had a heart attack, the...
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I bought 4 female chicks to hopefully get three hens to adulthood, but ended up with two roos. I'm going to have to send the roos away, so I'll then be left with only two hens. I'm worried that having only two birds is going to be...
I've searched as many word combinations that I can think of but cant find any mention of this. Two of my birds have a definite "crease" of feathers down the keel line. It sort of looks like they styled their feathers to have a part down the middle of their chest to achieve the "lift and separate...
Before I got the chicks I talked with my neighbors to make sure everyone was OK with it (and a bribe of free eggs doesn't hurt my cause either!). My neighbor to the East was so excited, saying that she loved to hear "chee-chee-chee". She's 93 and from Ukraine, so I interpreted that to mean the...
I bought two Buff Orpingtons and two Australorps only to find out that one of the Australorps is a Black Sex Link. Now I'm concerned that one of my Orpingtons (Rose) may be a male! On the male side of the ledger, larger and slower to feather. On the female side, very docile, and I cant have a...
Hi all,
I started out with a coop kit (I know, they're not very good but I didn't want to sink a lot of money right now (and that I didn't have) until I knew that this is something that I really wanted to do long term and until I knew what the best setup for me would be. I figure it'll last me...