Blast. That's what I was afraid of. Thanks for the input! Now I just have to hope the breeder isn't out of EEs. I should have used better chicken math when I picked this one up!
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I've been making my way through the EE sexing tips and braggers threads and am still pretty unsure on my EE, who is around 8 weeks. I'm hoping for a pullet, but I'm not too optimistic at this point. She/he is at the very bottom of the pecking order, being the smallest, but is pretty...
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I'm still a bit confused regarding the "red means roo" coloring tip. Does that only work if just the shoulders and wings have splashes of dark red? What if there is dark red splashed over the rest of the body as well? Thanks!
Hi there! I know this is a little late, but I have been using this http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3157992 in my boxes. It's like crinkled strips of shredded heavy paper. It seems to work well. Since it's crinkled, they seem less able to just kick it out, since it sort...
Earley's in Madison, NY carries Poulin Grains/ Green Mountain Organic feeds. They don't stock the entire Poulin/ Green Mountain line but do have a decent selection and the staff is quite helpful with figuring out what you might want to go with. The prices were not much more for organic than to...
Hi Fluffychicksmomma, I found a red Sylvania 13 watt CFL at Lowe's that I have been using in my coop at night. You might be able to find it at a hardware store, or order one online
EweSheep, thank you! I'm very glad to hear they should be ok with their fluffier buddies to snuggle with at night.
teach1rusl, thank you as well! I think I may take your tarp suggestion- I feel like that would also help keep the coop at least a little warmer by keeping the wind off it. And...
Hi everyone I have two chickens who I recently learned are at least crosses of Mediterranean breeds https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=415044 I live in a pretty cold area, a bit SE of Syracuse, NY. Overnight lows of -10 to -15F are not uncommon, with colder weather...
Thanks for all the help everyone! I really appreciate all the input And, now that I know I have less EEs than I thought, I have an excuse to get more in the spring!!
It looks like there are stringy hackle feathers in this closeup pic, which would mean cockerel, but the saddle feathers are completely rounded and they would be long and pointy on a male chicken that was 16 weeks old. If the breeder doesn't even know what type of chickens she sold you...
Hi all! Thanks so much for the quick and helpful responses I'm glad to hear that I have at least one more girl out there, although not the blue eggs I wanted. I was wondering what the deal with their combs and wattles was I went out and took a better picture of the black one's comb. I...