This is my first flock and therefore my first incident.
On Wednesday evening I notice my black australorp pullet was in the coop, not roosting, and she kept nearly falling over. I assumed it was squatting practice as none of my girls are laying yet. Thursday morning she was still doing it and I...
This makes me feel much better! Thank you! I had already bought 4 new chicks yesterday and am up to 18 now after a friend recommended I go ahead and buy replacements. I prefer my BR babies. I suppose I will be selling some EEs soon! lol
Oh, yay!!!! I had been convinced otherwise! I have hopes for my girls again! If anything I will sell or rehome the EE pullets I got today just in case in a few weeks :)
I have another in exactly the same color and pattern as the other two that several had said is roo. I was assuming cockerels as I thought a roo would be much lighter than pullets and if this is a roo shouldn't the other two be as well? My boyfriend is going to kill me if he finds out I just got...
Here's to hoping I have better luck with all of my others! I still have hope for my buff orp being a pullet. My 4 year old, and admittedly even myself, will be devastated to learn otherwise. I loved my BR babies, but am detaching to prepare for processing in a few weeks :/ BRs make the most...
I'm back, getting those pictures proved to be quite the chore. I am pretty sure I already know all of my BR are cockerels, I went and bought some EE "pullets" today to replace if so. The guy at the store couldn't believe that I pulled 3 from the cockerels, but I'm a newb and full of false hopes...
Help please? My barred rocks are about 4 weeks, maybe a bit older. I got them from a local feed store that marketed them as sexed pullets. The store is known for having pretty accurate bins so I felt comfortable because in person they look so dark and I know the males are lighter. But someone...