I am a not so new, come and go member of backyard chickens. I currently have 5 eastereggers and we are doing well. I've had a few different flocks in the past. When they have been killed off by predators, mostly hungry racoons, I've taken breaks. These are truely backyard chickens. I live in...
Where are you? I think I have a black Orp roo. He's 12 weeks old so it's hard to tell, but he's beginning to act like one.
I'm in vancouver, Wa and want/ need to give him away...
Nice to see someone from Wa offering hatching eggs! I'm in Vancouver and am new at this, but interested. I'd like to try setting a broody hen, but I'm not sure how to do that yet or how many eggs one hen can handle. Also, I like your pics. pretty chickens!
So, I have been reading this, and I have a young hen, hatched in May, She was laying, and has stopped, I assume due to the light changes. Her comb is very light compared to her sister's. Her sister has not yet laid an egg, and this one has laid for at least 4 weeks before she stopped. she seems...
I don't know much about breeds, but the black one reminds me a bit of my barred rock chicks. They both had a single spot of white on their heads as chicks. I took pics, but the camera is currently lacking in the battery dept. Do you have more up to date pictures? The older they get the more...
My chicks are now 9 wk old pullets, but they've changed alot in that time.
They're not full grown yet, and I suspect they're not done changing either.
This could be the same bird.
MrsViolet:D
I purchased 2 welsummers this May, now they're pullets. All the pictures I've seen are red birds, mine are B&W. Is there a black & white strain? They came from NM or AZ...Don't have my camera right now or i'd post a pic.