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So, chickens are new to us, and today my Lavender Orpington was acting slightly lazy while eating, she walked and tried to escape just fine on approach, but she would sit to eat which is abnormal. She's unknown age, but older than our others. She has been laying normally, I believe. When I got...

This is the Mama's coat.

Thanks, yeah, the first doe didn't she actually pulled fur and made the nest a week early, so I just wasn't sure if the others would. Luckily I cleaned it out again and she made her nest just fine the night she kindled.

I'll try to post a thread for each litter! But it'll be a few days to get it done I do also have a Facebook Page I've been updating nearly every day! It's called Backyard Beginnings, feel free to search for it and like it, if you want! :) Here's this litter today, without the littlest gray...

Both, to be honest, I intend to sell the babies to whomever would like them as pets first. And then process the rest at some point. I've also got some that want a few to add to their breeding stock locally, as well. Right now I've got 3 does and 1 buck. (Plus all the babies).

This is my doe who just kindled on the 19th. The folks I got her from said she's NZ//Cali/with some satin mixed in, does that sound right? What color would you call her? Also, here's her batch of kits from a broken black (?) Cali/NZ mix, he looks exactly like the black and white one with the...

Hello! My name is Kelsey and we've started our backyard ventures earlier is year! Even when I was researching breeds, this forum just kept popping up with the answers I needed lol (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I've been around family owning chickens since I was...

Hello! I have started backyard rabbits and chickens this year. We've already had one successful kindling from a doe last week and this week another doe is due (tomorrow) and I had put her nestbox in a week early because the other doe had pulled fur a whole week early (but kindled the expected...