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Six dominikers, am I correct in thinking the one perched highest is female and the rest are male?

This morning when my daughter let the hens out to forage, one of my hens walked out and just fell over. She layed on her back for a minute or two breathing heavily with eyes closed, spasmed a few times and died. Do you think this was a heart attack or an illness? Should I be worried about my...

Aw I'm so sorry! I hope ours stays sweet, my six year old has named him "Bootsie" and holds and snuggles him and his sister "Combie" quite a lot. (My daughter is a pro at chicken naming. Had an EE hen named Toaster once.)

Wow looks just like him!! Can't wait to see what he looks like.

Bought two blue marans from someone on Facebook. He said they were 5-6 weeks old. Does this one look like a roo to y'all? He's already getting wattles! Other chick is smaller, less pronounced comb, no wattles that I can tell. I almost hope he is because I know he will be gorgeous, but also...

Thanks for the responses, she does not free range. She is tractored along with three other hens. I have wondered if maybe she's just laying a brown egg and I haven't noticed, but I've never gotten four eggs in a day and it seems that would have happened by now. I get three eggs a day nearly...

Here is a picture. Her name is Toaster (so named by my four year old for no apparent reason.)

Hi! I have an "Ameracauna" (or was sold to me as such) that is 13 months old, has never layed an egg, and whose wattles have still not matured. She has wattles, they are just tiny pullet wattles. She also occasionally sings the egg song (has since last fall), squats, and follows the other hens...

And no odd smells.

We had him inside with us for some time yesterday and noticed no other symptoms. His breathing is fine, eating/drinking fine, poops are fine. Alert, happy, active. Only opens his mouth to eat or cluck, or when attempting to crow. He clucks just fine as well. I'll get my daughter to help me check...

Hope it is ok to bump in these forums.

Hi! We have a serama roo named Elvis that we got back in the fall. He used to live in a litter pan at a feed store and has always been full of personality and very talkative. However, he has stopped crowing. He stills clucks and squawks and eats and drinks and bosses the hens, but when he wants...

Thanks ridgerunner! She sort of has a pea comb, it's definitely not a single comb like the rest of my girls. It sort of folds in on itself in the middle, it's weird. She doesn't seem to have the muff either. I don't really care what color her eggs are, but my little daughter sure does. She's a...

We have four hens that we raised from week old chicks back in March. Three of them have been laying since late summer. The one who still hasn't is named Toaster (my daughter is four and names all critters.) Toaster was sold to us as an Ameraucana, although now I realize she is actually an EE...

We got a bantam roo at the feed store today. I've been eyeing him for awhile because he is so ridiculously cute as has the most adorable crow. I have four standard size hens. Right now, he is in his own pen where he and the girls can stare at each other. I will continue this for three days at...