I have had a sick chicken she was about 18weeks
I hatched her from fertile eggs
She started to limp on left leg took her to vets and they said injuiry but could be mareks treated her with antibiotics and steroids and seperate her and limit movement so she could heal.Was at vets thursday and she...
Well Good news I caught barred rock in second pic laying today so cant be a roo
So pleased I didnt rush to rehome
So I have 2 hens just thought you all might like to know
They are the same age thou
but they look like hens then?
I really hope they both are
Getting a good size browish egg figured it was from the redder one just was confused with the difference for hens same age
Hey
havent been online here for a while
But unsure with my barred rocks that I hatched
They were from 2 different breeders the fertile eggs that is but for 25 weeks look so different
Im not sure if its just the breeding or do I have a roo
As of yet not crowing and im sure 1 is laying just not...
Hey
Never had ducks before but have chickens
Have had my name down at local bird hospital for any birds in need of foster home
So got a call today and collected 3 ducklings approx 3 days old no mum
First time raising duckings
Have them on a heatpad and eating chick crumble/starter wet
Any...
Tail feathers are same length as the pullets I know for sure
and the feathers are rounded not pointy
Its just the red around the face that had confused me but with araucanas this is common right?
The tail feathers are about 1/3 the size of the white araucana I have on other thead his are very long!
Im in New Zealand and chinchilla crazy
Had them 12 years now and for my 30th bday decided to get branded chinchilla lol
Its still very red as just done today its of a young brown velvet hard to see the colour with the red but will update pic as it heals
Thought you all might want to see
Yea Im in New Zealand
Just worked out how to add that
He came from a blue egg and araucanas do look different here
Im starting to really think hes a roo as picked hiim up 2nite and reackon I can feel the start of spurs on his legs
And its looking redder
Hes still not as Dominant as the...
THis is a Lavender Araucana roo
He was alot more Obvious as it was bright red and his behaviour and crowing started before 7 weeks
Im more confused with the white one as hes not as red and do white hens show redder? also due to colouring
Hes very timid and smaller than my other araucanas
Im...
Hey thought I would add some pics
I hactched som Lavender araucanas using my broody hens
we got 10 chicks with 9 being lav and 1 splash white/lav
Thought I would post some chick pics and them older
White roo I have been asking about on what gender as a chick so cute!
White roo I wish he...
Yeah I hope its a female
I want to keep it
So cute been my fav since it hatched
Its alot smaller than the others whether its the runt Im not sure and does get picked on a bit but is getting tougher and stands upfor himself sometimes.
Yes should have Mentioned Im in NZ didnt really realise they...