I just picked up 4 chicks from the pullet bin at tractor supply. 2 olive eggers and 2 cream legbars. I thought I had read that make olive eggers had a black spot and the females didn’t, but all of them in the bin had the white spot. Does it depend on what they are bred with?
1 of my 3 bantams ended up a roo but we love him so we just have a tiny rooster. Is it a bad idea to add just 1 more pullet or do I need to add 2? The 3 I have are about 6 months.
Also, none of our 3 really like to be held. The roo did till he started getting teenage grumpy but the 2 pullets...
I bought 3 bantam chicks a month ago, I have my doubts the white one is bantam, she’s a lot bigger than the other two. Also any guess on genders? They’re about 10 weeks
Does anyone else have family that makes fun of them for having chickens? I got my first coop for Christmas, it’s small but it fits a few bantams in my backyard. I also garden a ton, it’s my happy place. Since I told them I wanted chickens certain family members have made jokes about it every...
I feel like something is wrong with this 4 week old bantam frizzle I just got. I know literally nothing about chickens really so I have nothing to judge it on but she seems to be breathing audibly while the others are not. She’s also doing what sounds to me like sneezing, but I couldn’t get it...
I’m only looking at getting 2-3 chickens, the hoop coops are neat but look a lot bigger than what I need. I can’t find any plans that aren’t 2 panels wide. Is it not a good design for a smaller coop?