Articles by hdowden

This is the age old question of most new comers and even some experienced chicken owners: Is my chick/chicken a pullet/hen or a cockerel/cock? I will compile a few tips along with pics to try and help with the sexing of your chick/chicken. ~ I see/feel spur bumps does this mean my chick is a...

hi everyone and welcome. i am in the process of making this page so please bare with me :) to start the main type of chickens i like to keep are the bantam sized ones. i only have 3 and they are 2 oeg and one self blue d'uccle. i have just resecently ordered some more d'uccle eggs and one day i...

it started with 2 but then grew to 16 little bantams that have just started to give us eggs and the kids are so happy :D the man blue boy who thinks he's everything lol he's about 1 year and 3 months old, and he's my pain in the butt. next up is domino he's my 1 year old oegb. he loves his...

This will be a little project to under go that may take awhile but will hopefully help everyone out. This will be a start to finish "growth" page. Here you will eventually be able to hopefully find pics of any breed and variety from chick to at least 8 months of age. As I said this will not be...

Breed Details: Very Quiet Breed, second only to the Muscovy. They are very docile , are excellent foragers, but can be slighly shy. They are a Mediun Weight Class duck, and cannot fly. Rooster Hen Egg Chick Adolescent