I have 3 dark brahma chicks. They are 5 weeks old and They are supposed to be cockerels. Anyway they only have a little bit of feathers on their wings and are just starting to get a little feathers on their body. They are taking so much longer to mature them any other chicks I've had including...
I was wondering about getting some pearl white leghorns from McMurray hatchery are they the same breed used in commercial chicken farming or are those hybrids or something else? And if the ones used in commercial chicken farms are hybrids what exactly are they?
I'm just really wondering because...
A hawk attacked my chickens. A white splash mix. Anyway my roosters and a couple of my hens teamed up on it and attacked it. I didn't think they could do that. I just looked outside and saw a bunch of flapping and heard a lot of squawking. And when I got to the pen the hawk was on the ground and...