Hi - I have a 16 week Salmon Faverolle who I think is being kept from food by more dominant birds in the flock.
I have two feeders with All Flock 20% and 15 birds. She weights 2 lb 11 oz. How much did yours weigh at this age?
Hi! I love the variety of my chickens more than anything! What I already have is listed below. Any other breeds you recommend and why?
Prefer either, decent layer, colorful egg or just a really neat or rare breed!
I have:
Black Copper Marans
Ameraucana (Blue and Black variety)
Olive...
My neighbor ordered Sapphire Gems, Calico Princess and Isa Browns from Hoover’s. They came last week in the smallest box I’ve ever seen chicks shipped in. Half died. The Sapphires seemed the hardiest...
I know it’s early, but I’m seeing a lot more comb development on my new EEs vs the pure blood Ameraucana I’ve had and I think I have an idea... let me know what you think too..
Thanks. I have 3 Marans hatched at the same time. 1 is solid black with hardly any comb and its flesh colored (obvious pullet), 1 has very large bright red comb and wattles and has a large amount of copper coming in on its neck and back (cockeral - I think he’s crowing too). This one has a comb...
Hi - this chick has never had a long 3rd toe on either foot and now the look shorter than ever and the nails point up on one and have disappeared on the other. What is this??
6 Week old Black Copper Maran.
As suggested, here are better pics, and a few days older which have brought some changes.
Hi - Any feedback to help sex these guys/gals is appreciated. I'm a first timer, and I have 9 birds I got from a breeder.
3 Ameraucana (1 blue) (2 black)-5 wks
3 Black Copper Maran- 6 wks old
3 Olive...
Hi - Any feedback to help sex these guys/gals is appreciated. I'm a first timer, and I have 9 birds I got from a breeder.
3 Ameraucana (1 blue) (2 black)-4 wks
3 Black Copper Maran- 5 wks old
3 Olive Eggers (Maran/Cream Legbar cross)- 4 weeks old
1 - Maran, the largest, feathered early...