Posts by ggrap

I know this is an advanced question, but really no one has a response??

It is possible that an egg broke inside of her, that is not good. The blood streaks on eggs is somewhat common. You may have to put her out of her suffering.  

I have a hen with swollen ears and wattles, both sides of her head. Her other symptoms could be anything, lethargic, weight loss, won't eat, standing off by herself.   I just found a second bird with her eye swollen shut, I...

The first pic kinda looks like a boy tail although the saddle feathers are not very pointy. Also, if they are sexlinks then they will all be girls. The heads look female.   Nicole, You sure the Salmon Faverolle is a female? lol

I agree, the grit is for digestion and the calcium for strong shells. They will pick up what they need if they are outside. But it is my understanding that all commercial chick feed contains grit and that additional is not needed. I...

For sure the Marans is a boy.

Those look like maybe Barred Rock crosses. At first I thought they might be Cuckoo Marans because the white is more random. If you didn't hatch them where did they come from? If they are straight run it would be a miracle if they were...

It is way too soon to tell. Post again when it is 3 wks old or so.

Boy for sure.....  

I am going with boy. The last picture shows a pretty angular head, and the dreaded stink eye.