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  1. WKYChick

    Mystery Chicks, what are we??

    My husband went out one day and brought back 5 new chickens, 2 silver wyandotte hens, 1 silkie rooster and 2 silkie chicks or they are suppose to be silkies but the young man was unclear about them. I thought I would stop by and post their pics and get everyone's opinions on my suppose to be...
  2. WKYChick

    2 speckled sussex hen or roo, they are 14 wks old*pic heavy*

    My pretty speckled sussex were sold to us as girls but now I am not too sure, I have been watching both of them develop but I am not good at telling just yet, still learning:) Thank you all for your help! I tried to get the best pic of them but they are always darting and never stand or sit...
  3. WKYChick

    Just a little chuckle, the mystery of the clucking hen

    We have our small flock of hens who are at the point of laying, so every day I eagerly wait for the sound of the egg song or the first egg. Today I was reading in our den when I heard the egg song! I knew it wasn't from our older hen because she had already laid this morning and sang her song...
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    My funny little hen laid her egg in a funny little spot

    I went out to gather my banana peppers But wait, this doesn't look like a pepper Silly hen doesn't she know that this isn't a nesting spot I think she thinks she's a pepper too My funny little hen
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    2 BO that are suppose to be pullets but one acts rooish *pics*

    from the beginning our entire flock of 6 were suppose to be hens, but I started wondering about little Buff Orp, Cream, who always stayed smaller than her sister and is way more aggressive and stand offish than the others, she is always alone even roosting at night she is the farthest from the...
  6. WKYChick

    Roo Drama

    This is Tusken aka Red, he is now the roo of the place or he thinks so He is looking for the ladies And calling for the ladies The EE's Hawkeye and Buckeye are hiding in the enclosed run Our Lil Louise thinks she is a pepper plant and is hiding in there The 8 wk olds were not...
  7. WKYChick

    Snakes! Yikes! but they are copperheads, what??

    We have been so busy building our coop that our scrap wood and metal lay in a pile at the back corner of the yard, near the hen house and run, I decided that is was time to clean up the metal and wood we wont use and be gone with it. I am talking away with my DH when a baby copperhead darts...
  8. WKYChick

    My lil flock of 6 are growing up *pics*

    I was finally able to go out and get pictures of our little flock of 6, they actually will be 6 wks old this Sat, they grow up so fast! '7' sussex and Creamsicle buff orpington who is all blurry in this pic, she was after a gnat Indy,sussex, who likes to explore everywhere, not a dull moment...
  9. WKYChick

    Window with a view :D

    We just finished our hen house and DH lined on of the roost bars right in front of the window, so our 13 wk old pullets love it! we turned the window side ways and it slides open easily, even the screen slides open so we can reach in to say good night The girls, Hawkeye and Buckeye, our EE's...
  10. WKYChick

    Worried neighbors want me to clip wings

    When my DH found out that guineas eat ticks he found and bought me 2 guineas, he thought 2 would be enough to live with the chickens on our 1/4 acre lot. And when the neighbors found out we are raising baby guinea fowl they basically came together as a collective and voiced their concern. They...
  11. WKYChick

    *Update with pics on pg 4* Advice on Nest Boxes Please :)

    Just need to finish one side, secure the wire over the vents, create the run and run cover then we are finished! Oh and all the decorations I want to add too! The is the area we picked to put the coop, we are waiting for the men to come out and reside the shed and garage for us We broke down...
  12. WKYChick

    New to Keets, DH brought these little ones home

    I did my research and got an area ready for them but I was wondering if you can tell age and what kind of keets they are, I read you can't really tell male/female til about 5-6 wks by their call Here is a picture of them, DH bought them from TSC, the workers there do not know the ages, I was...
  13. WKYChick

    questions on flooring options for the coop

    I have read through lots of posts about flooring but had a few questions and I am willing to be told no that wouldn't work because..... I read people us a wire flooring then deep litter on top of that, I can't picture how that would work, does anyone use this type of flooring? I am reusing...
  14. WKYChick

    New Coop project, Questions and Suggestions

    Finally able to begin on the new coop! After all the storms and we have had a streak of more rain plus unusual cold weather, I get to begin on my new coop! Scary image below! This is what is left of my little coop after the big bad ugly winds went rushing through and all the rain, this is a...
  15. WKYChick

    What breed am I? Thank you guys for your help :)

    I got this little girl from my mom who got her from a farmer, she told me she honestly doesn't know what bantam she is, we know she is mixed and I was curious as to what she is mixed with, she is hard to get good pics; I have labeled her for now as one of my barnyard 'mutts' I have found...
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    Question about chicks in the brooder

    I have one chick that is the loudest no matter where it is, is this normal for it to keep chirping, it has alarmed one of our older hens and she has been trying to figure out how to get to the chicks. They just turned 1 week old, I have 3 zones, food/water, cool area/warm area all the other...
  17. WKYChick

    Funny Nesting Spots

    My hens have decided to stop laying in their nest box inside the coop and for the life of me couldn't figure out where they were nesting at until one day I heard all this noise and found their new nest box; an 18 gallon tote with sand in the bottom of it, it is under the awning of our back porch...
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    Queen of the Yard

    When I had the chicks out stretching their legs, I heard the strangest sound, when I looked up the Queen was looking in the back door window, she was acting all funny, making these weird 'growling' sounds and sputtering sounds, I thought she had gone and lost her poor chicken mind, she is one of...
  19. WKYChick

    My peeps turned a week old *pic heavy*

    2 sussex, 2 australorps and 1 buff orpington, enjoying the sunshine Cream Puff and Tumble Bug Indy, Razz and Tazz Close up of Tumble Bug sleeping in the sun, sussex Close up of Razz and Tazz, australorps Close up of Indy and Razz; Indy is sussex Close up of Tazz Close up of Cream...
  20. WKYChick

    What gender is my barnyard mix?

    I got her out of the pullet bin at our trade day but then this morning my she looks like a he, I am still new to all this, s/he is a mix but we do know her/his papa is a RIR Lady Long Legs RIR mix and yes she has got big feet She wouldn't be still long enough for me to get a good clear...
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