I live in a neighborhood with an HOA and houses that are fairly close together. We have chickens but no fence that encloses the yard. It wasn't an issue last year but I see that the girls are very interested in the neighbor's yards (hunting chipmunks). So I have been looking at options to...
Well I think all this talk may have scared her into laying an egg this morning. The other two lay their eggs in the box and this one was laid right below the roost. We will see.
But for my reference going forward. For non-bearded silkies. I know to look for those wisped feathers on the...
I have been looking through youtube videos and google images and I just am not 100% sure if this is a pullet or roo? I can try to get some closer photos tomorrow but here are a couple of other photos I had on hand. Thanks for the help!
My luck has to change sometime right? I have purchased 6 supposedly sexed females last March. Of those 3 (and probably now 4) where male. So this is a roo right? 6 months old. No crowing. No eggs either.
That is what I figured. The neck feathers are exactly as you describe. HE/she wouldn't let me look at the saddle feathers too closely, more interested to see if there were treats in my hand
Yes, I am good at putting my blinders on. I had gotten these 2 about 5 months ago when one of my easter eggers started crowing (no roosters in the city). Although I suspected these guys were male I thought...hey, if they aren't crowing I can still believe they are hens. But the cochin started...