I've had chickens for about 7 years, anywhere from 25 hens and a rooster form to 3 hens. I'm rebuilding my flock to about 10. I've had a wide variety of breeds because I like different colors of eggs. Also, different breeds have different personalities.
I just acquired 5 pullets and I think one...
I am freaking out.
I’ve had my doubts from the start, but I cannot own a rooster in my neighborhood.
Is this in fact a rooster?
17 week old “pullet” has been highly aggressive and mounting other hens. This morning has started full blown crowing.
I will attach some pics and hopefully a...
We have had 3 silkies chicks from day1
One confirmed roo, one we are 90% hen and then this guy. I have assumed roo from the beginning since he is our favourite and we can’t keep roosters. but I have some people saying hen. Please let me know if I have a vocal girl or if we need to find him a...
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I purchased this Blue Australorp from a local farm 2 days ago. She was listed as 12 weeks old, but to me she looks very small for 12 weeks. These pictures were taken when I got her. Does she look 12 weeks old? Thank you 😊
Anyone know what this bluebell Easter egger pullet will look like when she gets older? Or have any good guesses? Lol
first time seeing one so unique with silver/white/blue wings
We got some “Assorted Colour Layers” from Peavey Mart (TSC) and these two are really making me question if I should be referring to the group as “the ladies”. They are 6 weeks old. Potential breeds are: ,Cream Legbar, Easter Egger, Midnight Majesty Marans, Olive Egger, Prairie Bluebell Egger...
I’m about to have laying chickens and none have layed yet this morning I went outside and one of my EE is very vocal and going in and outside and I noticed a egg white mucus like substance on the coop ramp? Is this something like a disease or is she about to lay her first egg do chickens produce...
These may be too young to tell yet, but I figured I’d post anyway because there are drastic differences between the two, and they were hatched from the same parents, the same day!
Chick 1 is the red chick, whom I have a sneaking suspicion is a rooster. Hence, the red box. This chicken stands...
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I'm looking for some guidance...
We started off with four chicks back in March, three of which ended up being roos. We got rid of two of the roos a couple of weeks ago and got a group of six pullets (around 7 or 8 weeks) that have been in quarantine until today. I placed the...
We recently got our second round of chickens, so it's time again for the age old question -- pullet or cockerel?
All are about two and a half months old (got them April 1 and April 7).
Easter Egger: Max
Easter Egger: Chloe
She's the one I'm worried about.
Australorp: Nilin...
First time chicken keeper here. I ordered a mixed flock of “females” from Myers hatchery. I have a few suspect males, however, this one is my most “concerning” one at the moment.
Hatch date April 24th 2023, just over 8 weeks old. Any guess on gender right now, or still too early to tell?
Hi everyone I have 4 hens and 5 12 week old pullets that I have been trying to integrate. I built a small box for the pullets to stay in while the older hens got used to them. Today I introduced them to each other and it went relatively well other than a few small squabbles. When it was night...
Any thoughts on these 9 BYM? They're around 5ish weeks.
I'm pretty sure I have three roos but I'd love to hear what others think.
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I am inserting pics here of two hatchmates. They were hatched on 4/19 and are from the same hen and same rooster. Mama is a White Leghorn and Daddy is an Ameraucana.
Fairly certain that the guy on the left with the hybrid walnut/pea comb is a definite ROO. He started showing roo...
I’m wanting to put my 9 week old silkies out in the coop with my two older hens (12 and 18m)
Should I just switch the two older ones to Grower feed until the babies are 18weeks ?
I will it harm their egg production/growth or will they be fine ?
I've had a pullet that hasn't been able to walk for the past week. I though this might've been a leg injury so I set her up in her own with some food and water.
Today I found another pullet with the same symptoms. Laying to the side and unable to get up. I tried picking her up but she always...
One of my chicks started sneezing at five days old and hasn't stopped. Sometimes it gets worse and she wheezes for a day but usually she is bright eyed and bushy tailed and she is growing like a weed. There is some clear liquid in the sneezes but no thick mucus and her eyes look great. I have...