Okay, looking through our registration options, we only have 2 choices: "dual purpose" or "market". These are the "per county" shows, not the larger shows, so perhaps that's why the smaller categories choices.
Our county leader suggested the silver laced in market, the australop in market and...
He looks great!
Ironically the same judge then tried to sell me some of his birds for hundreds of dollars 🙄
My daughter is only 10 so we pick her "show bird" on who is the most willing to cooperate and to be carried around. This year, she thinks she is up for entering 2-3 birds and is going...
Her sister is very dark. So weird! Here is Daisy the sister, jealousy raging as I sat with our rabbits instead of her 😆
Do you think my daughter will have a successful show with FB or are the feathers too white? Last show, the judge (who didn't realize he needs to dial it down when judging...
We have the beautiful and lovely temperamented "FB", short for Favorite Bird, who earned that nickname at just days old. He's very affectionate and enjoys sitting in your lap for cuddles.
Considering how light he is compared to his sister and with input from this group, we determined FB is a...
I have always let my birds sit on me. I personally think it gets them comfortable being handled (my daughter shows them in 4H so very necessary).
The poop is the worst part - I have started wearing an oversized shirt when I'm sitting and bonding with them!
(Apologies of you have seen these twice, originally posted this in the wrong section)
I need to sell a 4.5 week old silver laced wyandotte chick that I feel confident is a rooster (photo is from a week or so ago). He is pecking the other chick I feel confident is a rooster.
It was extremely...
I need to sell a 4.5 week old silver laced wyandotte chick that I feel confident is a rooster. He is pecking the other chick I feel confident is a rooster.
It was extremely difficult to find silver laced wyandottes around here (central VA). I was planning to sell any roosters but had hoped to...
The barred rock legs have been giving me pause, too. He/she is quite the mystery! Has absolutely no interest in chest bumping the ones I feel stronger are male and does enjoy a cuddle.
Although the last 2 barred rock chicks I had were totally different colors and both female.
Hello,
I have 6 straight run silver laced wyandottes, 4 weeks old. I feel confident 2 of them are little roosters as their tail feathers are much smaller (took ages just to get to this stage), their combs sit higher, they have always been much lighter in color and 1 of them in particular is...
We have 2 laying hens in an Omlet coop and run (designed for 3 large hens) and two 20 week old pullets hatched together who were about to be moved into an ajoining Omlet coop on their own.
One of the laying hens, Lilac, is large and in charge, has no problem pecking the pullets (she did damage...
Thanks everyone! In that case, coop expansion begins. My husband has been putting it off ("Maybe they are both male and I don't need to do anything out there!" 😆)
I had 3 brother Barred Rock roosters before and 2 were soooooo friendly but definitely whiter. Only the mean one crowed and at about...
I was hoping maybe the rain had just ruffled her feathers 🤦🤦 I had "her" pegged for my daughter to show with 4H. Willow/green band is missing a toe nail.
I have 2 16-17 week old Barred Rock chickens.
Roo/Rose (red leg band) had the larger white spot on it's head as a chick. After the pouring rain earlier this week, there are now 2 tail feathers sticking straight up 🤦 However, small and pale waddles and comb, a fluffy bum and wash on the...