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Took the girls outside for the first time today. They had a blast chasing cicadas!

Whoops! Last night while spending time with the chicks I accidentally made a predator alarm call. Someone stepped on my fingers with poopy feet and when I whined "whyyyy" everyone bolted for cover! Artemis and Bibu dove under the feeder and everyone else raced to the far end of the brooder. Poor...

Limu has a paler spot on the top of her head. Up to now I've assumed it was a headspot that indicated barring. But now I'm thinking she's going to be blue and that lighter spot was blue down.

My buckeyes weren't cuddly, but my uncle commented on how unusual it was that any time someone was out by the coop the whole flock would run to the fence to see what was going on. These weren't hand raised chicks, and my uncle's chicken experience is strictly as livestock.

I'm sorry, both of those combs are awfully red for 6 weeks. I would be surprised if they are pullets

Hello Faye :frow Welcome to BYC!

I love it!

Oh no! What a disaster! I hope his chicks are OK wherever they end up. We've ordered chicks from a hatchery 3 or 4 times now and I stress about it every time.

Well, that's definitely not a marans. I can't think of any official breeds that are supposed have black skin, blue plumage, foyr toes and feathered legs. My guess would be silkie or ayam cemani mix. Right now she looks like a pullet, no signs otherwise. But it isn't always obvious at 8 weeks...

Thanks everyone! I'm definitely not making any decisions until it becomes obvious. She had me really side eying her the first week, but seems to have settled a bit. Husband asked me if I warned the 14yo (she's his chicken) about the possibility she might be a he. I told him there was no point...

So husband and I are both mildly concerned that our cookies and cream chick may be a cockerel instead of a pullet. At 2 weeks there aren't any distinctly male physical traits, but her behavior is noticeably different. None of the behaviors are distinctly male either though and I'm wondering if...

The wyandotte's shoulder feathers are coming in and I thought,finally! She's clearly a black laced red! But then again, that seems like an awful lot of grey in the wing feathers. So, maybe? She's a really dark blue after all? Guess we'll wait a little longer and see.

Agreed, what breeds sell well and are in demand is highly variable from one area to another. There's no such thing as a "general list for America" of breeds that sell well. What sells well in one part of a given state may not sell at all in another part of the same state. And sometimes what...

I'm so sorry your family is going through this :hugs 1/2 inch hardware cloth is generally considered the "gold standard"

Apples on the tree will be fine. Any that fall to the ground should be considered contaminated. Depending on what you plan to do with them they may be OK if they are washed, peeled, and cooked first, but to be on the safe side I would just leave ground apples for the chickens.

No, it just means she didn't inherit a blue egg gene.

Exactly!

Agreed, put them back and keep an eye on them. Momma will most likely come back for them. If she doesn't you'll have to either bottle feed them or find a rescue that will take neonates.

If it's stopped bleeding then you don't have to do much. I'd dab it with a damp cottonball to clean it so the other chicks don't pick at it. If broken blood feathers won't stop bleeding then you may have to pull it.

Is it still bleeding?