I have really struggled to sex this group of chicks that was hatched by my broody. Mom is a silkie/ cochin mix and dad was my mean old buff orpington rooster. I never intended for this pair to breed, but she got out for a few minutes one day and that was all it took. She had already gone broody...
I am wondering if the first flight feathers that start coming in are a good indication of adult color. I am a little confused right now because my less than a week old australorps have white wing feathers coming in. Will they feather in black later? Or did this lady sell me some mixed breed...
I have 3 guineas, 2 males and a female. The males have been squabbling as breeding season starts. I have been hoping that adding more females will help sort things out. A friend of mine is giving me two more because they have been bothering her neighbors. I have already picked up a female and...