Recent content by Beckys Birds

4/16/2024 3pm

Thanks 😊 She knows it, too. 😆

I really wish my hubby would mask up, even with just a bandana or gator when he's cleaning the coops. We use PDZ, and that crap can really damage lungs. He coughs a lot while cleaning. I use a medical mask when I clean my little coop in the front yard and when I clean my house chicken's...

Bing.com a pair of Lavender cochin chickens in front of a blue coop for valentine's day

buff geese celebrating valentine's day with necks entwined bing.com

a barred rooster with a barred hen celebrating valentine's day dancing under a disco ball bing.com

A hen with white and black feathers with a rooster with white and black feathers snuggling with a yellow chick celebrating valentine's day with a pink background digital art Bing.com

He was from a bin at Rural King, so I wasn't going to breed him anyway. I just wanted a Golden Laced Polish roo. They are so funny looking. His toes were just fine, until he turned about a month old, then they started to go crooked. The tail is brand new, like within about a week. What causes...

I have a 4 month old Golden Laced Polish cockrell with a tail he has recently started holding to the left. It doesn't seem broken when manipulated, and it goes straight when he's picked up and held. I have a bunch of pictures. He does have some pretty crooked toes, but he runs and perches just...

Welcome to the wonderful world of chickens! This is an amazing group of people. I lurked this site for years, getting answers for all my bird questions, until I finally joined a little while ago. Maybe a year? Time flies when you're having fun! Anyway, this group is a fantastic resource. As for...

They are adorable. I love ducklings, chicks, and goslings. 💙💙💙 This Cayuga may turn out to be a girl, it is SO mouthy and opinionated! 😆 I took another picture of the crested. It has a definite gray cast and a clear bib that's all yellow, like it's crest. I doubt it's a buff. Maybe a silver...

EDIT: Apon closer inspection and different lighting, you can see this duckling has a gray tone to its yellow fluff, and a clear and defined bib. I added another picture. Could this be a silver Swedish? Do they come crested? So, I needed a couple of ducklings quick fast and in a hurry this...

The spotted one sure does look like an Ancona. I had a bunch of them a few years ago. Great ducks.

That's so bizarre to me. Mine are such unassuming sweethearts with wonderful personalities. They let us just pick them up, hens and roos alike. All these stories of aggressive behavior from RIRs just seems crazy to me. I have 3 RIR roos and 3 hens, plus 4 RIR mixed hens. That's 10 RIR out of 38...

Oh, my one Wyandotte hen is a good flock citizen! She is just stand-offish. Now, the roo we had... Only bird in 4 years I've hated. He was horrible, and only 7 months old. After his dispatch, it's been so peaceful in my back yard. I've never really seen a "pecking order" with my hens. Only the...