I have a free range flock of assorted cochins. Most all of my chicks I have hatched are Black or Blue. I'm not sure WHAT color these chicks are, but I LIKE them!
Colors I have/had at the time these eggs would have been laid:
Roosters: Black, Red/Black, Millie & Barred (Black Frizzled Giant...
Food is fresh, no mold. Looking around now for someone to do a necropsy. Looks to be around $40 to send off to a lab. Cheaper then the losing 4 really nice birds. =/
I don't get it... I've lost 4 chicks in less then a month to a mystery. I lost my beautiful bantam cochin hen tonight. She was fine not 10 minutes before. I was tossing everyone there night time snack of scratch grains. (Maybe about 2 lbs between 30 chickens.) She was happily eating, I saw...
I love my sizzles! They have the sweetest personality! They follow us around as we do yard work and come when we call them. I love petting them! They are very soft and curly! Great broody hens! Fun to watch! Very unique little pets to have around! Great with Children too!
We have had lots of rain here. I try to keep all the hay clean and dry, but mold is possible. They free range over 6 acres. A few days ago I moved a big grain bin and there was mold all under it. They could have uncovered mold somewhere.
Her crop feels so weird. It's slightly solid, but...
My favorite LF Cochin went broody 3 days ago. She seemed fine and alert. Last night she jumped down, grabbed a bite to eat and went back to her eggs. Today she was on the eggs...then tonight I saw her standing alone out in the yard. When I walked up to her she didn't run or anything. She...
Can someone tell me what to call these beautiful hens? Both hens have 5 toes & blue skin. Are they frizzled silkies or sizzles? I'm so confused!
Gray Hen:
Black Hen
Whatever they are, I love there split tails =)
The Trio:
Can anyone tell me what color my Rooster is considered...
Well the little chick is still alert this morning Waiting until mid afternoon to offer her a little bit of water. Trying to give the wound time to heal.
Ha, funny thing is a actually own pet snakes.. I like snakes.... but I have lost way too many chicks this year to snakes.
We have...
Oh THANK YOU! So much! I got her crop emptied. The hole is about as big around as a pencil but she is a tiny bantam chick. She is still very alert! I have put the skin back together and giving her a minute to rest. Going to put a stitch in and maybe a dot of super glue on the outside...