I know this topic has been covered extensively but have not seen my specific situation. I cover the bottom of my run (8 x 8) with straw. I have six chickens. About once a week I have been raking up the old straw and spreading it around my vegetable plants. Mainly that often because it...
Thanks, RIR was the other breed in the brooder with the Orps. I didn't know the difference. I just thought the person getting them out would know the difference and this one had a darker back which I thought was the difference between the male and female. Sort of disappointed since I...
This is our first venture into keeping chickens. I went to the local co-op two weeks ago and bought 6 buff orp pullets and 1 buff orp cockerel. I'm beginning to wonder what type of cockerel I got. Can anyone i.d. this one at two weeks old for me. The cockerel chicks were mixed two breeds...