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  1. WalnutTree

    Breed of white egg layers?

    So my ladies Goose (black&white) & Valdora (dark blue) were bought from a local feed store from the random white egg layers bin about 4 months ago as day old chicks. I'd really like to know what breeds they are! Goose: Goose looks almost like a Exchequer Leghorn or a Mottled Ancona but I'm...
  2. Shadrach

    Do your hens go off their usual feed when they moult?

    For a great many chicken health topics we get our information from research done by or with the chicken egg and meat producing companies. Most of the hens I know of that go through a particularly heavy moult do so in their second year and most battery hens are killed at this age because egg...
  3. P

    Looking for 2 full-grown hens near NYC, Long Island/NJ

    Greetings! I work for the artist Randy Polumbo, who runs Plant an eco-construction company. He has been keeping Hens at his Brooklyn studio for years but unfortunately, they were taken by a band of raccoons this summer. I assure you he's a good caretaker. We've constructed a more protected coop...
  4. Greystone farm

    Rooster with three hens?

    Hi! I have three three year old Rhode Island Red hens and I recently fell in love with a rooster that was free to take home at a fair. I’m wondering if it would be bad for my hens to bring home the rooster since I only have three and he is much younger than them. He’s a very gentle and big Isa...
  5. Diveks

    Tips on raising a nice roo

    hey everyone so im raising 5 chicks and 3 of them turned out to be cocks, 2 campines started crowing and my one brahma started growing a comb somewhat early. They are now 6-8 weeks. well i am thinking of keeping the brahma as my roo as my two campines keep terrorizing the pullets, while the...
    • Diveks
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    • hens mean rooster nice rooster raising chicks raising roosters rooster
    • Replies: 36
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  6. B

    Buff Orpington - is this a hen??

    I’ve got a flock of buff Orpington Roos I am taking to butcher today. I’ve got one hen that I know of, but I’m trying to decipher if this is one as well. They’re about 21 weeks. Not enough daylight to lay eggs.
  7. U

    2 Black Hens for Rehoming-Egg laying- Los Angeles

    It's time to re-home our beautiful egg laying hens, they were hatched in June 2020 at our home! Please see attached images and let me know if you'd like to pick them up in west Los angeles, Westwood. They come free with a nesting house, see image and some supplies. Thank you Charles
  8. M

    Hens avoiding coop at night ?

    Hi all, I have 3 hens all the same age, however 2 or the 3 have started to refuse to roost in the coop at night while the other one stays in there all night and half the day, she also isn’t broody at all. The other 2 have decided to roost on the dogs bed. I also cleaned the coop out and...
  9. A

    Salmon Faverolle Pullets, Did I Get Roosters?

    We got 5 Salmon Faverolle pullets from Tractor Supply on July 1st and after reading up on them, it appears hens don’t have any black. I do already have one that’s a few years old and she has no black. I did see that if they are a bad misrepresentation of the breed they can have black but...
    • Amber87
    • Thread
    • chickens chicks faverolle gender hens pullets rooster salmon faveroll salmon faverolle salmon faverolles
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  10. H

    Silkies 1 hen and 2 roosters

    Hello, I have three silkie chicks that are 4 months old now. The three of them are best friends and have been living very well with my other 4 hens, but they usually stick to their own little group. it it too bad but I am pretty sure two are roosters and only 1 is a hen. This means I will...
  11. G

    What breed are my hens?

  12. PeepOverlord

    Eggstreme Daily Drama with newly laying hens

    I have 8 free range hens, 5 nest boxes and every morning it's Eggstreme Drama until after they lay. The hens have been laying for a month now. I thought the drama would go away. I was wrong. Karen Delaware Previously laid eggs in my cat's cube bed, on a workbench, on a mini fridge and in a...
  13. LondonKallie

    Bare Back Hens

    So It's been a few months since my other post. My chickens got infested with lice at the beginning of summer and I had to treat my whole flock for it. When that happened I had noticed their backs were bare. At that time I had 5 hens and 2 roosters (one rooster grew up and didn't know it was a...
  14. V

    Fave Layer Chick Grit…GO!

    I’ve checked the threads and have seen great advice for why to use grit, advice on baby chick grit, how to use grit but didn’t see much on actual Holy Grail products for our layers. I’m new to this backyard chicken world and I’d rather go based off of experience to keep my chicks safe, happy...
  15. SilkySilkie

    aggressive rooster

    so i have a cochin bantam rooster and he recently started attacking everyones ankles and he draws blood he was a really sweet boy the first few days and he just suddenly attacking everytime we get near the nesting box to collect eggs,open the door that separates the rest of the backyard and the...
  16. C

    Chickens

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I have had chickens for about 4 years. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I had around 300 now I have around 135 (3) What breeds do you have? Buff Orpingtons Rhode Island Reds Cochins Games Gems Black Jersey Giants Bearded...
  17. NatureGirl74

    molting or rooster damage?

    Several hens have been pecked or gotten their feathers broke by the roo. This one is different. She's not losing saddle feathers like the others. She's only losing wing feathers. Is it possible that she's molting already or is this also from the roo? I've never had a chicken molt so I don't know...
  18. L

    Introducing Chicks to Hens

    I have 4 older sapphire gem hens. They’ve been living in the coop for about 2-3 years. I’m trying to introduce two girl chicks and one baby rooster. They are about 11 weeks old. It seems that the older ones keep ruthlessly attacking the chicks and I cannot get them to stop. How should I go about...
  19. BlueHorse17

    How many eggs today?

    Hi everyone! How many eggs did you collect today? This was today’s harvest :)! I’d like to see photos!
  20. agold23

    My flock as a first time chicken owner!

    Like many others on this forum, I love my flock and especially as a first time chicken owner I love showing them off, so why not introduce them? We got my flock from a family friend who now has over 200 chickens and turkeys, many goats, a couple dogs and soon to be some horses! She was kind...
    • agold23
    • Thread
    • canadian coop easter egger first time chicken owner hens lavender orpington meet my flock rhode island red roosters silkies
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Pictures & Stories of My Flock
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