(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
We are new and got baby chicks last Friday and Saturday. 6 days ago.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
18 chicks. 2 hens( a rescue and a gift)
3 babies died. One immediately despite our extreme lifesaving attempts...
Hi everybody!
I’m wondering what sex are this girls or boys.. I have an auracana rooster and an australop hen and this is what I got.. thank you for all the help
Just a quiet couple from the Midwest. Aspiring homesteaders. Longtime readers. And our pine-dwelling puff-bottomed hunnies, patiently waiting for spring.
This is Calico Jack, a mix breed rooster I hatched out for my father. He's still young, and his tail has continued to get a little bigger every time I see him. Here's his lineage...
Pure Bred Auraucana ROO X Hatchery RIR HEN (gen 1)
(gen 1) HEN X Crested Cream Legbar Mix ROO = Calico Jack
So...
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Hi all-
I am new to backyard chickens but have been raising them on a farm setting for years. Last night, two out of three of my Americaunas died in the middle of the night and one looks like she's about to. I have 3 healthy RIRs that look great.
Any ideas what happened?? We have been going...