I probably could found answers to my questions but I didnt want to peruse the 358 pages of questions soooo.......
I am fairly new to the chicken raisning but I am loving it and I have done a bit of research.
However I have yet to find answers to what kind of breed I have and how the heck do I know if I have a rooster? I ordered a dozen chicks back in March and received the May 14th. We lost one girl (Rosie) and we now have eleven. We've got six black with whitish gray specks on them...they are beautiful. I dont know what breed they are though. I also have five Brown with some lighter shades mixed in. If I can I will post some pictures.
Now they are 7 weeks old and I do not know how to tell if I have got a rooster or more than one. When and how can I tell?
They appear to be a happy healthy flock. Just this morning though I noticed one limping around. I inspected her and her right foot is slightly bruised and swollen I believe she may have gotten her foot stuck in our sliding door that leads out to the run from their coop.
Is there anything I should / could do for her? Its not like I can ice it or get her to stay off of it,
Any advice on these subjects would be greatly appreciated.
BTW I am really loving my new interest in raising chickens its so rewarding!!!
I am fairly new to the chicken raisning but I am loving it and I have done a bit of research.
However I have yet to find answers to what kind of breed I have and how the heck do I know if I have a rooster? I ordered a dozen chicks back in March and received the May 14th. We lost one girl (Rosie) and we now have eleven. We've got six black with whitish gray specks on them...they are beautiful. I dont know what breed they are though. I also have five Brown with some lighter shades mixed in. If I can I will post some pictures.
Now they are 7 weeks old and I do not know how to tell if I have got a rooster or more than one. When and how can I tell?
They appear to be a happy healthy flock. Just this morning though I noticed one limping around. I inspected her and her right foot is slightly bruised and swollen I believe she may have gotten her foot stuck in our sliding door that leads out to the run from their coop.
Is there anything I should / could do for her? Its not like I can ice it or get her to stay off of it,
Any advice on these subjects would be greatly appreciated.
BTW I am really loving my new interest in raising chickens its so rewarding!!!