So, I had searched and searched for speckled sussex chicks and finally found them at Rural King. There was two left and I bought both. They were in the same bin as the Buff Orpington chicks, a breed I have never had but wouldn't mind having. So of course with the minimum you have to buy I bought...
Didn’t want to make too many posts so the number on the photo corresponds with the birds in the pictures.
1: Five week old female chicks available. Buff Rocks.
2: Five week female Australorps and female Sex Links (in same pen).
3: Two week old female chicks available. Backyard mix of...
So I have 4 chicks… supposedly all female… but for some reason it’s just chaos in their tank.. constant fighting.. I don’t know if it’s pecking order? They need a bigger area? The breeds? Or maybe there’s a roo or two??? Do any look like males??? I’ve raised chicks before.. even in this tank and...
So I have three 4 week old chicks (exactly 28 days today), one barred rock (Owl), one sapphire gem (Cinder), and one buff orpington (Daisy). The orpington I'm not concerned about, as I'm about 99% certain she's a pullet. The barred rock I vacillated on for a while due to temperament and a more...
I have a small backyard flock of 5 hens and 2 young pullets. Last week I adopted my elderly neighbor’s last four birds- she had three hens and a rooster, all bantam cochins. Plan was to take just her hens but Mr Fancy Pants is so beautiful and according to her a good rooster to his girls, so I...
I’m planning on adding 3 new pullets to my flock this week. I have 3 week old chicks right now, is it okay to brood the new chicks with the older girls or should I keep them separated for a while?
Pullets (female chicks) available in San Jose, CA area -
1. Australorp: Will lay large brown eggs. Bodies will be black with green/purple sheen when mature.
2. Buff (Plymouth) Rock: Will lay large brown eggs. Bodies will be buff (golden) with yellow legs when mature.
3. Speckled Sussex...
Hi there,
I am located in Northern Indiana. Does anyone know of anyone local sellers within a 60 miles radius of LaPorte, IN with speckled sussex pullet chicks? Even possibly Indianapolis/Lafayette area would work as I have friends there that I could meet up with to pick them up!
I have a...
I found a home for our rooster that has been with our girls for about a month. Is there anything I need to watch out for after removing him? I know pecking order will change and we’ll have some conflict but anything else?
Hello! I have a few 23 week old (almost 24 week old) blue andalusian pullets that were “supposed” to start laying last week or the week before. I’ve been feeding them later pellets and scratch as well as the occasional kitchen scraps (all good for chickens ofc), adding supplemental lighting to...
We have 16 hens (and a rooster) - 6 barred rocks, 6 easter eggers, and 4 welsummers. They were born in August and are about 14 weeks currently if my calculations are right . . . So obviously we're not expecting any eggs yet, but are contemplating the pros and cons of adding supplemental light...
This is my silkie/bantam brahma mix Oakley. She hatched on the April 23rd. I believe she should be around 23 or 24 weeks old. I was petting her today and she started squatting. I know that means she'll start laying soon, but how soon should I expect the first egg? A couple weeks? A month? More...
Yesterday, a group of German Shepherds got into my coop and killed 7 silver lined olive egger pullets and 4 white african guinea fowl that I had been raising up. They just hit 12 weeks and I am devastated. I fixed my fence and fortified it.
With that being said, if anyone in Northwest Oklahoma...
This Afternoon when I got home, I did my small errands around home. The 3 pullets were out and I came out to check on them. I go back inside for a few minutes and when I go back out again, there was an egg on my back doormat. me & mum were so excited! But our question is who laid it?
a) Loona...
Hi, I'm Cinnaminute! I'm new here but I've been lurking around the forums off and on, reading up on info about chickens.
Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes, I'm new to chickens. I have had other birds in my life (Cockatiel, Macaw, Parakeet) so I'm not 100% new to...
We have some juvenile chickens who are gearing up to lay and are wondering if they will know to lay in the nesting boxes? They are free ranging so we don't know if they'll be wild layers or learn from the older hens where to lay. Any tips or advice?
Thanks!
So my questions are this:
1: why Is my cockerel (6 months old) pecking the back of (only) one of my pullet’s head & back?
2: when will he calm down?
3: can I get him cartrated? If so, will it kill him?
4: what can I give to my pullet & cockerel flock as a treat every now & then
5: my ??? X...
I currently have 3 chickens - an approx. 18-month-old Bovans Brown called Lulu (used to have 2 until we had a racoon visit...), plus a 12-week-old EE called Jellybean and a 12-week-old barred rock called Pepper that I added earlier this spring. Lulu is not super impressed with the new additions...