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I'm sending this one in as a tribute to Ethel, who we had to dispatch due to Sour Crop.

Hobby #3: (I have around 5 hobbies so I'm just going to post the ones that are most significant to my life.) I loveeee art/drawing! Recently I've been really into digital art. I use a program called "FireAlpaca" (anybody ever heard of that?) and I am currently trying to find sites to share my...

Hobby #2: I am a writer. I have around ten book drafts, but it is currently NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) and I am getting near the end of my first 30,000 word novel! It all started when I was around 8 years old. I remember one evening when I had the oddest urge... I felt like...

Thank you everybody! :thumbsup

Hiya, so I am a chicken owner looking into getting ducks in the next few years. I’ve heard that Call ducks are a good breed, but I know almost nothing about them. What are they for? (Meat, eggs, neither?) How do they behave? If I put them in our garden, would they eat all the plants? Thank you...

As everybody else has said, pullets don’t turn into cockerels. I have something similar in my flock though, I have a hen (she lays eggs) who has spurs and sometimes mounts on the other chickens. As for the crowing, I just believe your cockerel is a late bloomer. Photos would also help. :)

Aaaa it’s so cuteee!

Hiya, welcome to BYC! We’re glad to have you here. :welcome Make yourself at home here, and good luck with your flock! :jumpy

I learned so much from this, great job! Eek I love the Ayam Cemani roo in the first photo :eek:

Pretty, pretty sure it’s worms. :( Edit: This has already been answered haha.

I have always wanted an ayam cemani!!! How much did she cost? :drool

Yes, that is indeed true! I have seen them come and go over the fence as they please, but it’s no big deal. I let them free range almost every day, and when they escape (maybe once every 4 months) I get them back inside soon. :)

Welcome to BYC! We’re glad to have you here! :welcome That is a wonderful story, I really enjoyed reading it. Hope to hear more from you soon, and good luck!

I wouldn’t recommend keeping only 2 chickens anyway since they are social animals, let alone in the winter. Chickens are cold hardy, but I would definitely keep at least 4, especially during the winter. There is no “minimum” but I definitely recommend keeping more.