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Let me preference this by saying that I'm not allowed to keep roosters because of city ordinances, so keeping him for myself is not an option. Background information: Back in January or February I got 4 more chicks that I added to my existing flock of 5 hens - 1 Brahma pullet, 2 Orloffs that I...

I am not certain on their age, I am guessing the brahma is around 8-10 weeks old just based on the picture's I've seen of Brahmas that age. I know she is at least 1 maybe 2 weeks younger than the two Russian Orloffs. Let me know if you need better pictures, and these are all hatchery quality...

:th:lau I guess chickens take their favorite nesting boxes very seriously. There were 3 other perfectly good UNUSED nesting boxes they could have chose from, but nope! They have to sit on top of each other. Now I know why I keep getting crushed eggs.. Has this ever happened to you?

Here me out. I have 5 grown hens, and four 5-7 week old chicks that are currently outside. I have PLENTY of space, the run is 18/24 feet. When I took the chickies outside I thought that before I put them in their cage in the run I should just plop them down with the other birds and observe...

I understand that the brahma is a little young, I'll repost pics of her when she's older if need be. Russian Orloff #1 The light Brahma. She is started to get wattles but they are not in any way red. These darn birds are so dusty! They'll luckily be going out after the weekend...

Man, it's always your favorite ones that go first, isn't it? I never thought I'd be so sad over a dumb bird. My rooster Clack (profile pic) managed to jump OUT of the run (which is 5 feet high and I know for a fact he didn't squeeze through a hole somewhere), and of course right at that moment...

I got these babies from the feed store, so, you can understand why I'm a bit skeptical. All of the other RO chick pics I've seen show them as being yellow with a hint of red, while mine are much more chipmunk like. That said, they are definitely bearded and have white at the tips of their wings.

Brand new to chickens and already thinking about pigeons, :idunnoand there seems to be no good pigeon keeping books! So show me your lofts, inside and out, and tell me about them. What it took to make, what worked, what didn't, what the loft's primary functions are, etc. Let's turn this into one...

I'm not allowed to keep roosters in my city and my surprise cockerel is starting to find his voice and is likely gonna have to go soon. I have a friend that's allowed to keep roosters and is willing to take him, and he completely free ranges his flock and only provides chicken feed for them in...

I have 6 5 month old chickens: 2 SLWs, 2 Buckeyes, a White Crested Black Polish and a BL Polish. The BL is showing all of the signs of a rooster (at least appearance-wise) except he doesn't have any wattles! He barley has two pale pink stumps (so does my WCB), if he's sick he's certainly not...

Can't believe I'm back here so soon. Same chicken, 15 weeks old now I believe. WCB Polish. I noticed something was wrong today when I came out at noon and she hadn't even left the coop. Her tail is droopy, and she's standing idle, her eyes are half closed (tho that could just be because of the...

I'm a first time chicken owner and I've dreaded coming to this page especially so soon. Just now at 7:30 I let my chickens out and my WCB Polish has just turned around in behavior, she seems to have every sick sign in the book! Everything I mentioned in the title, plus she doesn't complain when...

This is an continuation of my last post here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/need-help-sexing-6-week-old-chicks-an-assortment-of-breeds-also-warning-pic-heavy.1278249/#post-20580651 Finally got home from Europe and put my chickens outside! They all turn 12 weeks old tomorrow (they...

I know they're a bit young, but the suspense is honestly killing me. I have 6 chickens - 2 Silver Laced Wyandottes, 2 Buckeyes, a White Crested Black Polish and a Buff Laced Polish. They're still inside because of the cold and I'm traveling soon. I ordered them from MyPetChicken and they're all...

I am a first time chicken owner, chicks ship on Sept 10th (for the fun of it: two Silver Laced Wyandottes, Two Buckeyes, a Buff Laced Polish and a White Crested Blue Polish). I have read lots of articles that tell me that day old chicks need exactly 95 degrees with -5 every week, or they will...