These two are approx 6 weeks old and are supposedly bantam RIR pullets, but since they came from a rather skeezy feed store, I have my doubts.
The one up on the step was slightly slower to feather out and it's comb is just the teensiest bit bigger. In the beginning, that one was a little bit...
This little guy was brought in to the local animal shelter as a stray (roosters arent allowed in that town but that doesnt necessarily stop people) and we've had a lot of questions as to his breed(s). Any thoughts? They'll adopt him out once his stray hold is up.
Adopted this stray chicken from the animal shelter today. She was picked up several days ago in not the nicest section of town and not surprisingly, no one came to reclaim her. She seems friendly & is quite easily handled though. I was thinking maybe some kind of game bird cross? She's pretty...
About a month ago, I bought my mother 4 little 6-8 week old pullets & 2 weeks ago added a slightly older cockerel. She has a small pen attached to the coop & has not yet started free-ranging them.
Last Sunday morning, she found the Wyandotte pullet dead in the coop with no obvious signs of...
That is the question.
My mom has been wanting chickens for a while now and last week I surprised her with 4 little pullets. She had her little coop & supplies already, but for various reasons hadn't taken the plunge & bought the birds yet. Since she's never had chickens before & it's getting...