mixed breed chicks

Hi all, I’m new here and this is my first time posting, and also my first time raising chicks! I am wondering if anyone recognizes what breeds these little chicks might be? I got the eggs from a family friend, who has RIR production hens and roosters, and there is one leghorn/silkie mix rooster...

Hey everyone, I got 4 new "Easter Egger" chicks on April 30th from the feed store. They were SUPPOSED to all be a day or two old. I'm wondering if I got a Banty, because his comb was red at 4 weeks and he's grabbing the girls by the backs of their necks and an obvious born leader. I have no...

Hello! I am in upstate NY and I started my chicken addiction a few years ago because I thought maybe I would like my youngest to experience small farm life. I initially went to the amish and bought 11 adult hens and an adult rooster. By the following spring that just wasn't good enough so I...

Hi Everyone, I am brand new to raising chickens, brand new to this site, and this is my first post so please be gentle. I incubated a mixed bunch of eggs and they hatched on March 22nd, so they are now 9 weeks old. The only information I was given about the eggs was that any five toed chicks...

hello! I just signed up for an account so my apologies if this is in the wrong section or something. last week (aug 10th) I got 4 assorted bantams from my local tsc. I asked if they knew what breed they were and all i got was an "i dunno, black silkies I think." from what I've researched, it...

The first chick is out...and so tired. Just 17 more to go. :wee