I'm not sure how to tell pullet or roo on this one. I have 6.5wk old lavender orpington X white leghorn that I can for sure tell is a roo but this one stumps me. Last pics are his/her mom.
Incubation was fine no eggshell stuck to it no pasty butt it just shakes it's head and stumbles around when trying to walk. I use a large plastic tote for my brooder for when they first hatch and I've never had this problem before.
He's 26 weeks I'm not comfortable with that. They are pets only way I could see putting one down is if it was sick and suffering. He is gorgeous and I would hope he could find a good home for breeding purposes if not just because he's a sweet heart. It makes me sick to my stomach to think about...
I have 7 hens in that coop right now i have three more I will be adding from my other coop that I keep my younger birds in. I also wonder if they fixate on her because she is the only white one. My others are two blue sapphires, two golden sex links and two EE. I had two leghorn but sadly one...
I ended up with two lavender orpington roosters I got them at a couple days old they are handsome and sweet the problem is the dominant one is a bit rough with my white leghorn hen. He has beat her up pretty good and is causing her quite a bit of stress. A friend suggested he might be so rough...
I recently received 3 serama hens all are supposed to be laying age. Two are a little over a year and not sure on the third but was told they all were laying. Problem is when I got them they had recently been through 2 hurricanes the second destroyed their coop, they also have mites that I've...