This chicken just showed up in my yard. I thought it looked like a hen but now I’m questioning those giant tail feathers. It’s been a while since I had a young bird to compare with. I have no idea about age or breed. Though I think it’s a young bird due to its comb and size. It’s quite a bit...
Hello fellow chicken lovers, I have finally found a local organic layer feed that I'm pretty happy with but it's unfortunately only 14% protein. I have noticed a drop in egg production since switching to this feed. I would like to keep using it but supplement the feed with high protein grains...
Well I thought I knew how to identify a roo myself but after housing a secret (and in retrospective obvious) rooster for 2 months I figure I might as well get as much help as I can...
#1 if this isn't a pullet there's no hope for me (22 weeks, buff orp, no eggs yet)
#2 ~14 weeks, speckled...
I've had this Dominique since it was about 14 weeks old and never questioned its gender until it started crowing a few weeks ago. Then I started noticing some tail feathers coming in and its comb has become huge lately. No eggs yet.
Still not sure though as there are no spurs and the comb...
Hi! I have a ~9 month old Delaware hen (Bessie) who has been laying since April. She lays pretty regularly though her eggs are a bit small compared to her sister (Gertrude) which is the same age and breed. My main concern is that she often spends a majority of the day sitting in the box trying...