Thank you for the reply. By no means of mine expert but I read that you can tell by the redness of the comb and also the development of the tail. What's throwing me off is you can see she obviously it has a red comb her tail feathers are fully developed and rounded. Do you think it's definitely...
My neighbor kid hatch this for a school project then gave it to me to raise.
I believe it's obviously a barred rocks mix but curious if anybody had an idea with what. She is 11 weeks old and one thing extremely odd is her feet and legs are strangely oversized. They are bigger than my full...
Yes she's acting totally fine. One thing I did notice is she makes a lot of noise if other hens are in the nesting box Laying.
She makes very loud honking noises.
I have a Barred Rock who will sit in the nest for about an hour a day but does not lay an egg. There are ceramic eggs in the nest because I have another hen that won't lay in the nest without them. This has been going on for about 2 weeks. I live in Florida so she has been laying previously...
This is a new hen and it's been 3 days.
I thought she was sick because she was constantly coughing but then noticed she only does it when I'm around.
I went out of sight and sat there for 20 minutes and she did not cough one time but as soon as I came in the pen she starts coughing...
Hello. The person I bought the chickens from told me to use this wazine but the warning says not to use on chickens laying eggs for human consumption.
Do I need a wormer?
Yes both birds are identical. I got them from a farm near my house. She had a lot of different chickens all in different horse stalls. She told me these chickens were good for beginnersbut also said they lying eggs but I have not got any as of yet.
Hi. I am new to raising chicken and was wondering if someone could help me out.
I got 3 hens 2 Welsummerand 1 leghorn. The Welsummer do not have tails. Is that normal ? I was told they were 5 months old.
Any other tips for a new owner would also be greatly appreciated.