First Eggs!
Hi y’all. Hope everyone is doing well. I really need to try to stop in more often. But I definitely had to post today because two of my pullets laid their first eggs! Not sure which two, will have to pay more attention to them the next few days. And they have gotten so big and...
Hi everyone, and Merry Christmas!
Sorry I haven’t been on in so long. I had already been having trouble keeping up with the thread and then my life pretty much imploded right before Thanksgiving. He is doing ok, but my husband had a heart attack and then a quadruple bypass. This came at a...
Yes, I’m still alive. Lol
I am 800 pages behind, not sure I will ever catch up.
Chooks are all fine, although several aren’t feeling the greatest due to molting. The babies are getting huge! Integration has been going well. Although they still get tossed off if they dare try to get up on the...
A few of my girls seem to have some slightly raised scales on their legs. Are scaly mites the only thing that would cause this? I have 11 hens that are about 18 months old. Here is a pic of the one that looks the worst.
There are two others that have a few spots that barely look raised, and...
Thanks. Is Stripes head pattern “normal” for a Wyandotte? And is there a chance that Yellows darker comb might mean it is a cockerel? They are all supposed to be pullets but I know that isn’t 100% accurate.
Updated chick pics came be seen here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wyandotte-help-with-colors-please.1599349/
Jasmine is about the same. But really do think it is just molting. When I managed to examine her really closely I found little pin feathers everywhere.
Got 4 chicks that are supposed to be blue laced Wyandottes. Supposedly blue laced gold but could be blue laced red. And of course I have heard blue can turn out to be black or splash. Any early guesses on what these turn out to be?
Also curious about how different the pattern is on the head of...