Hi, so chicken math has got me shopping around because I'd love to grow my small flock just a little bit more. I currently have a Cinnamon Queen, a Buckeye pullet, a Welsummer pullet, and as it turns out, a Welsummer cockerel. I'm looking at maybe getting 3 more chicks to add to the mix, but not...
Hi, neighbor! Absolutely! The babies are in a brooder in the garage now, with a thermometer so I can keep monitoring. No heat lamp needed, that's for sure. My Cinnamon Queen is getting ice water and frozen watermelon treats (her absolute favorite), and lots of shade.
I love that! She sounds like a special lady! They seem very sweet so far. They will already just hop into my hand. And their wing feathers are already starting to come in - beautiful!
Hello! My name is Hannah, and I've been reading Backyard Chickens a little obsessively ever since we started our own backyard flock. We started our with 4 Cinnamon Queens, but learned some lessons the hard way and now have just one CQ hen left, who is going on 4 months. This week we added a...
Hi! I'm new here. We recently just added two Welsummer chicks to our backyard flock. I've read that Welsummers can often be sexed by their markings. They are now about a week old. One I'm about 95% sure is a pullet, but I'm having a hard time figuring out the second one.
Chick#1:
Chick #2...