This light Brahma chick just came in the mail yesterday. She had a very pasty butt which I cleaned off. While cleaning she pooped a lot but the inside looks very very red. I’ve raised 20+ chicks and have never seen a vent this shape or red like hers.
I’ve cleaned her gently and added some...
I’m inclined to think these are just scabs but I’m not 100% sure.
This hen has been getting attacked by my rooster relentlessly.
I’ve separated them and she has been healing but I’m not sure if these scabs on her comb are from attacks or sickness
The second picture is her comb last week when...
It’s our first time hatching our own eggs and our broody is a first timer too. And she’s being such a great mama.
The broody is a Rhode Island Red. The eggs she hatched are:
Gray: sapphire gem rooster with cream Legbar hen
Yellow: Prairie Bluebell Rooster with White Leghorn Hen
Now we can...
I have two (possibly three) roosters and 12-13 hens. Still waiting to see if one of them is actually a rooster.
Well, the two that are definitely roosters attacked my Cream Legbar hen at the same time. They were just running after her when I started videoing but then it took a violent turn.
I...
Speaking of golden comet roosters…. 😬I am on the fence with this one. Peanut has been slow growing and just scraggly from the start. Looks nothing like the other golden comet I got at the same time.
I notice some downward feathers around the saddle area.. so is Peanut a pullet or a rooster? Any...
I bought pullets from tractor supply in March 2023 and they are supposed to be:
2 Starlight Green Eggers
1 Prairie Bluebell
2 Golden Comets
1 Sapphire Gem (which I’m pretty sure is actually a rooster)
1 Easter Egger
I’m stumped now with figuring out which is which (except for the Golden comets...