Just wanted your expertise on my two 10 week old barred rock babies. I’m thinking they are both pullets. Love to hear your thoughts! Thanks in advance!
Blurry images of chicks.
They wouldn’t stay still and they didn’t like the flash. Oops.
Does anyone want to guess as to what any of these chicks breeds are?
I have about 60 chicks of a few various breeds(Brown Leghorn, White Leghorn, Rhode Island Red, Barred Plymouth Rock, Gold Laced and Silver Laced Wyandotte) that I will be selling in a few months(in the spring) as 6 month old pullets and I don't know what to price them at. Everyone, except the...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am brand spanking new to chickens. I have two pullets that are almost 6 weeks old and 3 chicks that are a week old.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
5. See also, not enough.
(3) What breeds do you have?
I have a...
Hi. I'm new to chicken everything and I am worried I may have 2 males.
My first question is, do you think they are males?
Second, if they are what should I do? They are almost a few months old and I am allowed 2 roosters by law but I only wanted eggs and am worried they'll cause unnecessary...
Hello! I'm a mum of a rooster and a hen, they are both about 6-7 months old now- But this isn't about the rooster!
The hen is a barred Plymouth rock and she has been pooping liquid a lot more often now, is it cause shes about to lay a egg? She hasn't laid a egg before all this behavior, shes...
i've had cricket and tasha/peep for 2 and a half months now, and tasha has started acting more like a full grown hen then just a little chick, it made me start thinking about that they might become broody, so i thought if one of them did we could go in at night and slip in a egg of a different...
Has anyone ever tried this cross? I know it will be a sex-link, but am wondering about the colors and egg production. From what it seems, standard sex-links (red or black) produce more and larger eggs than both of their parent breeds. Is this true for all crosses? Can I see some pictures of your...
They keep growing, and all are healthy. They have now experienced hard boiled egg and grapes. Loved them both. All seem to be getting a long so far. Brooder needs a second roost added now that the heat plate has been removed.
For size comparison, here they are in the brooder at 2 weeks...
Hello! I'm a former chicken owner who is getting back into it after about five years. We left our last little flock in Colorado and have finally settled in here in Florida enough to get started again. I just picked up 2 Barred Rocks, 2 Buff Orpingtons, and 2 Australorps. Had to hit two different...
17 chicks across 6 breeds Wow! So much growth! They are turning into great little chickens. Some are straight run, so we still have some male or female mystery going on, but wattles have begun to show up and combs are becoming more obvious. They are shedding so much fluff and dander this...
Here are the babies - getting bigger and growing feathers! This week we saw many getting tail feathers and filling out wings. They are roosting on the bar we put into their brooder. They still seek out some heat under the heat plate, but most of the day they are not spending much time under...
Last week we picked up 17 chicks at the hatchery. Six different breeds. I posted the brand-new chick pictures (Day 1) and an update here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicks-with-pics.1224365/
Now Here is Week 2 Update with pictures. One chick died, but the hatchery had put in...
Today we drove to pick up a mixed variety of chicks from Eagle Nest Hatchery in OH. 6 different varieties!
Here are some pictures of them - to the best of our ability, we labelled them correctly, but my 11yo and I had to work quick! Interestingly, the light/white Easter Egger is curious...
I have been wanting to breed a new unrelated line of buff barred Orpingtons. I have been unable to find any barred orpingtons near me. Which breed of roo should I use to create this new line? I would prefer that the offspring of the first generation maintain good egg laying abilities and be...
I got some baby chicks at my local feed store (Grifs) and they said when I bought them they were 3 days old
I also got 4 more from my pet chicken and when they were three they didn’t look as developed (especially in the wing growth) as these did as three days old. So what age do you guys think...
Hi, My aunt owns a ranch in Boulder Colorado. She specializes in grass-fed/finished pasture-raised Black Angus Beef. She wants to add additional meats to her butcher block shoppe. I have been doing research to help determine her options.
This is when I ran across the concept of the Heritage...
Hi, My aunt owns a ranch in Boulder Colorado. She specializes in grass-fed/finished pasture-raised Black Angus Beef. She wants to add additional meats to her butcher block shoppe. I have been doing research to help determine her options.
This is when I ran across the concept of the Heritage...