Hey! I'm starting this thread to document my brooding and raising of chicks for the year. Feel free to join in for the ride! Lots of pictures will be included. :p
Here's a pic of my girls coming to greet me as I come down to feed them scraps and treats. I just found out that I have Easter Eggers and not Ameracauna. Kinda bummed not getting blue eggs but I'm so fascinated by the beautiful olive eggs they have been laying.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am brand spanking new to chickens. I have two pullets that are almost 6 weeks old and 3 chicks that are a week old.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
5. See also, not enough.
(3) What breeds do you have?
I have a...
I have (finally!) managed to get hatchable eggs and incubator working in synch, and hatched these little beauties just three weeks ago. They are Welsumers, and this is the first time I have had this breed. Can any experts out there figure out whether I have 2 girls and 2 boys, or 3 boys and 1...
Hey guys. Boy or girl?
Last weekend, I picked up what I was told was a 6-7 week old F1 Olive Egger (& a French Cuccoo Marans pullet!) The hen was a Welsummer and the Rooster was a Cream Legbar. It was the last and only one left at the farm, so I had nothing to compare it to in order to judge...
Bumblefoot is no stranger to our flock, so it was easily recognizable when our three-year old welsummer (Summer) came down with it recently. Usually we take our ladies in to the vet to have it taken care of, but our avian vet is on vacation and the soonest appointment offered will be more than...
This Welsummer chicken is 10 weeks old, and has started to do a bit of crowing in the mornings. Pretty sure it's a rooster, but I am new to raising chickens, so I thought I would check with the experts first. We live in the city in Colorado Springs, so we will have to find a new home for him...
Hi, I'm Marty and I am brand new to raising chickens. I have five chickens who are 10 weeks old - one Easter Egger, one Buff Orpington, one Buckeye, and two Welsummers. My son built a beautiful coop and my husband built a run that is secure on the top, bottom and sides. We live in Colorado...
I've chickened out of keeping a bachelor pad for my accidental roosters, so I'm now looking for homes for some different juvenile cockerels:
Hatched March 27: Two unknown cockerels, presumed to be one Brown Leghorn and one Welsummer (were sold as Welsummer Pullets); Cinnamon Buff Standard...
Hi everyone, I hope someone here can help me figure out what kind of chickens I have! I purchased two of what I was told were Welsummer chickens when they were two months old, hatched on February 13th. I noticed a couple weeks ago that the earlobes turned white on them, so then I thought maybe I...
I have a 2 yr old welsummer that is limping . She is eating and drinking well and as of last night she is separated from the flock and in a little tractor coop. I observed her alot yesterday before I put her up feet and legs look good no swelling . When I watch her walk it looks to me like maybe...
I have Three welsummer or barnevelder chicks (I don't know which ones are which) and one Golden laced wyandott/white rock mix.
The welsummers and barnevelders are about five weeks and I was going to keep them for a few more weeks so they can grow up a little, but if you want them now that's...
Hello,
I have a 6 month old Welsummer pullet who started laying 3 weeks ago. I'm concerned because she started laying so late, and she has only laid 2 eggs since she started lying 3 weeks ago. Is this normal? She always has access to calcium, fresh food/water, private laying boxes, & a...
I already have one rooster, so these two have to go. I was planning on getting rid of them in the next couple of days, but I just thought of posting on here to see if anyone is looking for one. Bought as day old chicks from Egg Well Farm in Wellford, SC. Would love for them to have the chance...
So my welsummer hen had been sitting for about 4-5 days, but she wasn't eating or drinking, so I took her off the nest and plopped her on the floor. After a couple of minutes I realized her eggs were getting a bit chili, and she was still happily on the ground. I tried to place her back on the...
This is my 6 week old Welsummer cockerel. His name use to be Chicken Little, lol, but as he is getting older, and quite a bit bigger than his fellow 6 week old roommates, I changed his name to Spartacus. I have known since he was probably a week old that he wasn't looking like a pullet... By 2...
I purchased a mixed flock of chicks from TSC on April 1, at which point they should have been no less than 4 days old (but possibly older??).
My two "sexed Welsummer Pullets" are developing at vastly different rates and in another thread many thought the more developed Irma might be a roo. But...