*update*
The chicken in photos 1 and 5 was previously thought to be a cockerel but it has since started laying eggs and has been bred by the other rooster. Any other ideas about what she could be?
No, not bumpy. They are on layer feed and I just put a dish of calcium in the coop yesterday because I had an egg without a shell. As the calcium was new and now today I have eggs different than what I was seeing, I wondered if the addition of the calcium would cause it and if maybe I should...
She has started doing the hen squat so we should be seeing eggs soon! Thanks for all the help as I was just about to send her to a new home as a rooster.
The tail feathers are what’s tripping me up. I haven’t seen her being picked on and it seems like the tail feathers are growing longer, that’s why I was thinking rooster but I’m new to this.
I can’t decide if this chicken is hen or rooster and as I live in town, I’m trying to figure it out before we have crowing. I’m leaning towards rooster...
I was told that this was a Delaware hen when I purchased at 10 weeks. I don’t think it looks like that breed or to be a hen but I am new to chickens so please let me know if you know! Due to town ordinances, I am unable to keep a rooster. It seems to be very sweet and docile so I’d like to find...
About 13 weeks old and I’m wondering if she is being pecked by the others (no blood) or if it could be lice, notes or something else entirely. She is eating, drinking and acting normal. The rest of the flock is completely fine. It started out as a small spot and has gotten bigger. Thanks for any...