Has anyone one else who purchased barred rock chicks from TSC experiencing hyper aggression… like repeatedly biting my hand so hard it hurts when I try to lower the feed into their brooder? I have tried the finger snap back and it stops them for about a day. I thought this breed was supposed to...
Hi! I found this while searching for threads about aggressive chicks. Mine are fairly normal with each other, but I have one Barred Rock that has repeatedly charging at and attacking my hand biting as hard as he/she could repeatedly, despite my being extremely gentle with them. I had a terribly...
Thank you so much for your replies. I know patience is best, since they don’t exactly match any of the pics on the different hatchery identifier sites. I’m just hoping they are cold hardy and heat tolerant since I live where both swings happen every year.
Hello! In the past I have had White Leghorns, Smokey Pearls, and RRI. This year I have for sure Plymouth Barred Rock chicks, but the other chicks are a mystery. They were supposed to be Buff Orpingtons but are definitely something else. I posted a help question with photos under the chick...
TSC surprise. Asked for 7 Buff Orpingtons- came home with these. I saw her reaching into the tub marked Buff Orpingtons before I left to grab some chick feed. When I got home and opened my box here were my surprise chicks: NOT Buff Orpingtons. Any ideas? My guess is either Blue/Black/Splash...