Can someone help me to see the gender of my rescue chicken?

[JadeFarms]

Cut off the oyster shell, they don’t need it unless they’re laying eggs. Actually don’t give them all that stuff at all, that stuff is a treat. You NEED to get them chick food they won’t grow and can die if you don’t get that.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Cut off the oyster shell, they don’t need it unless they’re laying eggs. Actually don’t give them all that stuff at all, that stuff is a treat. You NEED to get them chick food they won’t grow and can die if you don’t get that.

x2

 

[black_cat]

yeah, i wish they weren't bred that way

They're bred that way to make it a quicker process for those who raise birds for meat. It's only sad if you bought one as a pet.

 

[Misfits Farm 92]

Cut off the oyster shell, they don’t need it unless they’re laying eggs. Actually don’t give them all that stuff at all, that stuff is a treat. You NEED to get them chick food they won’t grow and can die if you don’t get that.

x3

 

[black_cat]

They need seeds in their diet. Sunflower seeds will help make their feathers shinier but in order to give them proper nutrition I would get a small bag of wild bird seed and mix it with some chicken crumble or pellet food. You could feed them grower crumble or pellets, layer crumble or pellets, or all flock crumble or pellets.

Why do they need seeds? A balanced all flock feed is good from what I've heard.

 

[DogAndCat36]

They will be fine at your house as long as you make adjustments. I do not think that they are roosters. You will need to give them UVB lights for them to keep their health well and get one more chicken budy. They also need grit to digest food and calcium for egg laying. A chicken needs a flock of 3 to feel happy. You will also need to expand their walking area. 3-4 sq. feet per chicken at min which means you will need 9-12 sq. feet min total. You can free roam them in the house also but you will need to bathroom train them or put diapers on them. They will also need enrichment. Chickens spend the entire day pecking at the grass. You will need to get them entertainment like roost, veggie pinatas, bugs, food dispensing bobble thingys, ect. Chickens are living things and they are not a simple cheap easy to raise pet. Best wishes.

IMPORTANT
If you give the chickens to a farm. Farms have a desire for profit. Heck, most will even put a bullet into a sick dog's head instead of bringing it to the vet. A lot of farms are nearby here. They need the money to live off the land. When those hens stop laying they will get killed, no matter what. I own chickens here and I am not a farmer, they are my pets. If you want to give them away you should not give them to a farmer. If you can not reach out to anybody that wants pet chickens you should give them to a farm rescue.

 

[black_cat]

Cut off the oyster shell, they don’t need it unless they’re laying eggs. Actually don’t give them all that stuff at all, that stuff is a treat. You NEED to get them chick food they won’t grow and can die if you don’t get that.

Agreed- but I'd probably use a grower feed over a chick starter.

 

[Scalrett0516]

Do you have a pic of when you first found them? What are you feeding? What type of cage are they in? I don’t like to recommend bathing, but try to get the stuff off their feathers. Also how much are you feeding?

Hi, thank you for the reply.
Here is the picture around one week after I got them.
I’ve been feeding them vegetables, chopped sweet corns, oyster shell, and gave them egg and worms as treat.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

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Hi, thank you for the reply.
Here is the picture around one week after I got them.
I’ve been feeding them vegetables, chopped sweet corns, oyster shell, and gave them egg and worms as treat.

In this pic they appear to be more 2-4 weeks, not 2 months.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Hi, thanks for the reply. I live in an apartment and don’t have the privilege of letting them running around freely. They are free to walk on the balcony during the day and at night they sleep in the cage.

Take them to a farm.
They are meat birds, and won’t survive in a cage.
They, if they are to live, need to run around, with proper chicken feed and grass..
Meat birds are bred to only live to 6 weeks old.
They will become so grossly massive that their heart and bones will give out.
If they are allowed to free range on grass, this can be stopped.
Keeping them in a small cage just condemns them further.
Plus, they are roosters.