I am in search of show quality (not from hatchery) Dark Brahma pullets and Cockerels. Does anyone sell eggs or chicks and ship or accept pick ups? And where are you? Willing to order long distance if you are experienced and able to do that.
How many Hens should I keep with a Dixie Rainbow Rooster? I bought a straight run of 7 and it's looking like 2-3 of them are Cockerels. I plan to only keep one of the Roosters. But how many Hens should be with the one Rooster? Do the Dixie Rainbows need 6 or 10 hens to be happy. I know they are...
I have 4 Barnavelder chicks but all thier feather patterns are different. I got all of them at the same place. They were supposed to be 4 pullets. Why do they have such different feather patterns? I know each chicken will be unique... What are your thoughts?
I have 8 Dixie Rainbow chicks and one of them has recently been showing signs of walking oddly. Then today she is definitely unable to walk and holds one of her legs off to the side and is not holding the other one correctly. I do not know that there is any way she could have injured herself and...
We got this pullet thinking it was a Barnavelder but it does not look exactly my other Barnavelders nor does it look like my Dark Brahmas. I got both breeds at the same feed store. Can you help me ID it? I am leaning toward thinking Dark Brahma. It is around 4 weeks old.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes. Just got chicks 2 weeks ago. First time owner.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
23 chicks
(3) What breeds do you have?
Dark Brahma, Barnavelders, Dixie Rainbow, and Sapphire...