My last 2 hatches seem to be cockerel heavy, one pen I've hatched 9 chicks and only 3 are pullets, and then I hatched 15 Marans and I am pretty sure there's only 3 or 4 pullets in there :confused: there is probably more, they're just 3 weeks but... it really does seem that every single chick...
Your chicks are so incredibly cute as usual :love
I'm sorry to hear of your losses as well, those are never easy to deal with, and HUGE congratulations on the successful completion of your school year! :highfive:
We've been having a really cold snap here, I have one bantam that likes to sleep in the rafters, I'd been taking her down and tucking her in next to a big fluffy hen I have but I got tired of the frozen waterers so added a heater. It keeps it about 28 to 30 degrees in the coop (waters still...
I won't tell him 😆 actually, although I'm quite confident it's a he, he hasn't crowed yet. He just has more pink and a bigger comb than the others. If it's actually a pullet, I will not be disappointed in the least!
:hugs good! We need our mothers for as long as possible, I hope you uave yours well past your graduation!
:eek: here comes the tax collector! :lau
Tooooo cute! Those girls are adorable :love
Completely fresh, I bet she's relived!
I am so sorry Pipd, she was a gorgeous girl, she lived a...
Pipd probably has better advice than me, I tend to have the opposite problem... my hens are usually overweight :oops:
It's always a relief to move the extra boys out, so mayne that will help. The only other thing I can think of would be worms or cocci (or some other bacteria or parasite).
I'm so sorry about Crash, but it doesn't sound like it was anything more than a freak accident :hugs
I was looking at a top show silkie photo yesterday, honestly it didn't do anything for me, but your silkied cochins... :eek: beautiful photos as always Pipd!