This little one is 15 weeks old, and the only chick from the batch with this feather typing.
They are very calm which has me worried it's a boy since that has been my experience so far (the sweet ones are always boys)
The father is a silked Egger mix
I've never had to sex such a fluffy little...
Thank you! This is perfect, I was about to to do a deep clean before winter anyways. I'll get everything sanitized, but it looks like this is just a case of bullying
Always mosquitos as we live by a river. The other Bielfelder has some scabs on her comb but none of the others look like they have any changes. She also is the very bottom of the pecking order, always has been. The hospital cage is within sight of the other birds, and they can't touch.
My big lady here has difficulty opening her Left eye, was sleeping alone in the coop this morning after everyone else went out. No raspy breathing, and eating and drinking enthusiastically. Nobody else looks like they are having any issues. I have her separated in the hospital cage for now...
This is Kiwi, my nearly 6 month old hen? I'm fairly certain I've seen her lay an egg, but she crows more than my two roosters and cockerel combined. Is it possible she's a he? This started 3 days ago.
Nearly 1 year old male Guinea keeps pinning the 3 month older hen up against a tree and violently bashing her head.
Im 90% sure she's female, two tone call and when they were in the growout pen, her and the other older female were the only two laying eggs.
We recently lost his bonded mate a...