This is Prince Eric, my sweet buffie rooster. He is second in command to Diego, a white leghorn. We did have another BO rooster, Max, but he went off to freezer camp two months ago after her tried to kill Eric. These spots on his comb worry me. He seems perfectly healthy and happy (well...as...
We got this chick as a companion for Dottie, our lone hatch, but have no ide what he/she is. DH got her from a breeder in Greenville, TN who claimed that it was a pure Ameraucana or Araucana(DH can't remember which). It has tufts behind it's earlobes and a teeny tail that is folded over it's...
Still a newbie here so I've been reading all the threads and posting pics everywhere...asking questions and such. During all this, with the help of peeps here, I realized that 2 of my orps are boys. That leaves me with 3 red hens, 1 leghorn hen, 1 buff orp hen and 3 roosters. I don't know what...
Do chickens like to play in water? It's been so hot here the last couple of days, that I'm wondering if I should put a little pool in the run. Would they use it? I have been putting ice cubes in their water dish and they have lots of shade, but it's sooo humid.
I have spent so much time gleaning info from this site that I finally decided to join...and I'm looking forward to learning more about my own flock and how to care for them.
It's just a small flock. Myself, hubby, daughter, grandaughter (and love of my life), my brother, 1 good for nothing but...