Something has been picking off my chickens, one at a time. Up until yesterday I have one seen a few feathers left here or there. About 100yds from the coop at the end of my driveway I found a pile of feathers(see pics below) followed across the road to and old road bed and found 2 more piles...
My small coop with my older chicks in it holds water in the bottom when it rains. The chickens have the ability to go up the ladder into the enclosed dry coop, or to go down to the bottom which is enclosed with chicken wire. I lost three of my chickens sometime between yesterday evening and now...
I have a broody hen, I have allowed her to sit on 4 eggs, all are developing from what I can tell. In the last 2 days I did not check the eggs, but apparently my 6 and 8 yr old gave her more eggs to sit on between the two days. I candles them all and either see nothing in them or just a yolk. No...
I also mentioned this chick on another thread...but thought I'd make him/her its own post, with pictures from delivery date from hatchery until a few days ago. The breed of the chicken is unknown. I saw the bald spots and took the chick away from the others immediately, put it in our quarantine...
My name is Kelly. I am live in a small town just outside of Columbia, SC. I currently have 5 adult birds (1 barred rock Roo, 1 barred rock hen, 1 silver laced wyndotte hen, and 2 turkey hens). I have recently added several different breeds, some sexed and some not. I am eagerly waiting so see...
I have two rlb wyndottes and was wondering if anyone could help with sexing them. I'm including a few pictures of the two. I have better pictures of one than the other. The dark solid blue is a maran, that is also unsexed.
Also, black chick. Breed is unknown. Chick came in from hatchery with...