I also want to mention we have the chicks in a separate coop and run, but it is within the run that the layers have access, too. So while they can’t mingle, they have seen each other within their respective spaces for about 2 weeks now. I don’t know if that matters or not
We have 17 hens (1.5 years old) and 1 silkie rooster (also 1.5 years old). We redid our coop, added another coop and expanded the chicken run this summer. We ordered 15 chicks (6 straight run buff Brahma - hoping at least 1 is a roo, 5 light Brahma pullets, and 4 black jersey pullets) at the end...
I can when I get home from work. The bottom row has 5 across and is about a foot off the ground. The top row is 5 across too. The hen has been in the bottom row.
One of our hens turned broody, and although it’s fall we decided to let her lay on them (I’m pregnant and just couldn’t imagine taking her babies, probably the hormones lol). She was in the FOURTH nesting box. I felt under her slightly as not to disturb her too much, and I felt 3 eggs. I don’t...
Hatched 3/29/21
We had two chicks that looked the same from the rainbow pullet mix from cackle hatchery. This one looks much different from the other one, which makes me wonder if she’s a different kind or if she’s actually a he. This one has much larger and red comb and wattles, and white spot...
Thanks so much for the reply! I wish I remembered the leg color off the top of my head. I’ll definitely know tomorrow though when we head out to the coop in the morning.🙂 (Silly question) How do you know which ones are Easter eggers and/or Olive eggers without seeing their eggs? This whole...
Hi everyone! New here and looking forward to learning from everyone. I love chickens!! My family raised Rhode Island reds when I was growing up. My husband and I purchased his family farm last year and they had an amazing large chicken coop on the property, so I talked him into letting me get...
We ordered the rainbow layer assortment from cackle hatchery so we’d get white, brown, and fun colored eggs. They don’t tell you what breeds they send, just that you’ll get at least 3 different ones depending on availability. Does anyone have any idea what kind of chickens these are?
I thought...