Ok I have to know and can’t be the only one who has no clue as to which one of my hens and pullets laid which eggs. How do some of you know exactly which hen laid a certain egg?? Tips or advice would be greatly appreciated!
So I wasn’t sure which feed to post this to but I guess because it includes a predator I went with this. I have a pullet that was attacked 3 nights ago by I fox. I’m at first, I thought it had got her because she was gone and there was a significant pile of feathers left behind. Lo and behold...
Why did my chicken lay this egg that looks like this? Should I be concerned? I have no clue which ones lay which eggs because they are from chickens I recieved from a someone who was, and I quote, “done with the whole chicken thing”. I’ve made several attempts at asking her the age of the...
So about a week ago +\- a day or two I picked up 2 gold laced Wyandottechicks. They seem to be thriving beautifully, seem very healthy, normal energy level, eating and drinking fine and doing normal chick “things” except for making any chirping, peeping, etc. noises. Like….hardly ever. They are...
Hello! Introducing the 5 cutest wittle things I’ve ever seen I love them so much!!! Can anyone reccomend what I should do to supplement my chick starter feed for these guys? What are some of the things yall do? And what do you use for a house for them? I’m going to build my own for them and I’m...
I have 7 week old and 8 week old assorted egg layers i got through tsc and have them outside (day2) my question would be. What temp should I consider putting a heat source in for them? What are appropriate temperatures for this age. Every where I research it states they are of appropriate age...
UPDATED: this morning he’s still alive but same demeanor and activity level and I woke up to this and an extremely alarmed. Looking for a vet in my area that I could afford. Now I have one of my pullets with bloody stools. It has to be a parasite right??? There was literally no warning, one...
So as I’m sure so many have experienced, when ordering chicks that are sold as “assorted” anything, everyday is a mystery for some weeks in the beginning. Well I have this chick seemingly waking up now with a bad hair day…. Would I be wrong in assuming this to be a legbar that was thrown in the...
5.5 week old chickies ordered from tsc through Hoovers hatchery. Do yall think it’s a rooster? I’m not sure the breed as I ordered colored egg layer assortment. But here are some pictures.
hello! So I have 13 chicks that are about 5.5 weeks old that I got through tsc (assorted colored egg layers) I can sorta tell what most of them are based on what the options are in that assortment except for one. I’d never seen a chicken with these colors before. It’s almost like a Mille fluer...
Hello my name is Kim! Im from California (Santa Cruz mountains) and am brand spanking new to backyard chicken raising! Currently have 1 rooster (roosters are my absolutely fav) and 4 hens, 1 Delaware, 1 Amerucana, 1 silver laced Wyandotte and 1 silver autralorp. I also have 13 baby chicks which...