Today my polish silkie mix hatched (yay!) but after reviewing the video I got of it hatching I realized one foot has 5 toes and the other only has 4. I've never heard of this happening so I was wondering if anyone has any chickens like this? The chick is completely fine but I am curious, how...
The 2 in front look like pullets and the one in the back is definitely a roo
It depends on the breeds, but roosters will get reddish splotches around their wings and heads. Roosters will also have shinier feathers than the hens. Comb and wattle size is also a factor.
Since they are younger, I...
New phone wallpaper I made. I couldn't pick one picture so I just picked them all! Thin Mint is in the middle and pictures of Toast from chick to adult is around the perimeter. There's also some pictures of Bear as a chick with Toast.
New phone wallpaper I made. I couldn't pick one picture so I just picked them all! Thin Mint is in the middle and pictures of Toast from chick to adult is around the perimeter. There's also some pictures of Bear as a chick with Toast.
So I had my youngest group of chicks outside with the broody that raised them and one of the cockerels mounted the broody while she was dustbathing. Has anyone else had this happen? Is it normal? The cockerel is also crowing already along with one of his brothers.
This is him
I have 2 frizzles!
This is Curly Fries. She's a frizzle EE
And this is Raven! She's a frizzled satin silkie. Unfortunately most of the time she is naked because she is constantly broody and plucks out all her feathers.
Here's the mother of the OEGB crosses
Possible fathers. CSC is the first one and the son of him is in the second. The black andalusian (Rainbows mother) is also in the picture shaking her wattles lol
Hello! I recently had one of my OEGB hatch out a clutch of 5 (not planned. By the time I found her nest the eggs were already 1.5 weeks into the incubation period) chicks. One of them is a black andalusian x Cochin silkie cross or a cs cross x another breed. And the rest are OEGB x Cochin silkie...