I bought straight run polish and Houdan chickens and I’m pretty sure they are all girls besides my golden laced polish.? Am I correct… He at the bottom of the totem pole(hence his missing feathers) I also think my ameraucana might be a Male and not a hen.
Mottled houdan-10 weeks
White crested...
Of the 8 chicks we picked up, 2 of them are Rustic Rocks. I was told these are one of the easiest to tell if they are male or female when hatched, like a 2% possibility of being incorrect. I'm 90% sure one of them is a cockerel (5 weeks old). What do we do if it is and do not want it waking all...
So this is my 5 week old barred rock cockerel, he has a little spot of reddish brown feathers around his eye. Is this normal, something that goes away with age?? You can see it in the photo below
Hi all - any guesses at gender on these two. Not entirely sure how old. I think the calico bantam is around 6-7 weeks and I think the blue standard Cochin is maybe 7 weeks. TIA
Hello, it's my third time posting this so I'll shorten it.
My girlfriend and I have been trying to move a while and have been looking for a home for our roos for months across Facebook, craigslist, sanctuaries, rescues, farms etc. We have to get out of our current house within the next week so...
We currently only have one hen and one rooster (slowly lost the rest of the flock over time and lost our 1 of 2 hens yesterday). Our only remaining hen is broody and sitting on eggs that we plan to have her hatch. In the meantime, my rooster is alone. Do i need to get more hens for him or will...
This is my rooster i hatched out about 8 months ago. He is bantam cochin mix. I'm not sure who his mom was. I think he turned out pretty. I love the black with the copper color around his neck. Hes also so sweet and gentle with his ladies and attentive to them. Hes also very sweet to me, hes...
I am told my Gold Star Sexlink “Hen” is a rooster, and unfortunately, due to city regulations I cannot keep him. He is well mannered and can be easily picked up. Fed organic Scratch & Peck Mash. I would keep him if I could and am sad to have to get rid of him. He is not vocal yet, but I need to...
Hey, hey! Remember me? We started to build a chicken coop and it never got finished….. until now. 3 years, a baby, many weddings and funerals, and a whole lot of chaos later, my coop is finally done! The only thing left is filling in the dirt around the edge of the run and extending the skirting...
Can I introduce an adult silkie into a flock with past mareks contamination?
I have a flock of 6 contaminated with mareks. We had one Silkie Roo who passed away from it About a year ago and that was all but it was definitely Mareks. The new adult silkie needs a home and I have been offered the...
Hey everyone,
First post (woohoo)!
We are brand new to chickens. Just built a house on acreage last year and moved in over the winter. About 2 months ago we picked up 14 pullets (we've been planning, researching, etc for the last year so this wasn't an impulse thing). So far it appears that...
I got 3 straight run Easter Egger chicks in March. They are about 10 weeks old and am trying to figure out their sex. I’m new to this so I appreciate everyone’s help. All three act fairly more aggressive than my other chickens which are hens.
I have two that are similar in color which I...
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I picked up a rooster (named Copper, a barnyard mic) recently to join my flock. My pullets (red sex link) are about 6 months old, and he is about a year old.
I noticed that he's significantly bigger than my hens. I saw him looking to cover one and when he did, he used his feet to...
Hi all, I'm in a bit of a tight squeeze. My family has a rooster that they just cannot keep anymore. He's a 2 year-old named Oliver. Very intelligent and protective of his hens, but he is a big, strong bird with a lot of energy and he needs somebody who is better equipped to handle him. We love...
I'm posting again lol for help with my light brahmas. They look so much different. I'm wanting a rooster, hopefully the one ine the first picture is one. It still has a fluffy tail, no actual tail feathers yet. The other one has tail feathers. They're around 8 weeks old
I know they are very young still approx 3 weeks old but I noticed 2 are noticeably larger than the other 3. Has anyone that raised these before noticed that the larger ones were roosters ? I’m hoping to have 2 roosters anyways so it won’t be a bad thing! The tail also looks bigger already .