I’m hoping the black and white one is the Cuckoo. They didn’t have any Coppers and it didn’t look like any of the chicks in the Duchess brooder. 🤷🏻♀️
You could very well be right about the others. Which is what I was afraid of :hmmAnd thanks for pointing out the Sapphires. I hadn’t thought of...
Welcome to Wolfhaven Farms! No wolves, just fluffy butts, but I’d have them if I could. LOL
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We started our flock in 2020 during the Pandemic. My daughter and her family were house hunting and then the calamity hit. So they were...
Hi all!
We bought some new ladies to add to our flock and start my daughter’s new flock. Unfortunately, we think we ended up with birds that we didn’t choose. I’m pretty sure our Sapphire Splashes are Sapphire Gems. But we have others we aren’t sure of and I’d like some input on what we have...
We put up at patio mister line along part of their run fence and the yard fence. Keeps the ground cooler. We do the ice rings, too. Some fly larvae, a little grain, and a bit of fruit. We also have a stand fan we put in the run to circulate the air.
We’re in Michigan, so we don’t get the heat...
I found that a patio mister helps keep mine cooler. We’re in Michigan, so not as hot as Texas, but it’s been a scorcher up here this year. Lots of 90°+ days and high humidity. Our ladies have been laying less because of that, so they’re definitely heat stressed. We lost a couple a few years ago...