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Hello all! Because i am new to breeding poultry, i need some tips! I have two Mille Fleurs who are brother and sister and i need them to breed because their offspring would be show quality... Sooo do i need to separate them both? Or do I need to wait till the hen starts laying, or will the...

So we just put a heat lamp into our small chicken coop to keep up egg production. The coop is a very small one (it says it can have up to 4 chickens, but we only have 3) and my birds are brahmas and 1 salmon faverolle. Will they get too hot? Also, when will the production start up again? Do we...

It might be a lemon blue cochin or possibly a birchen. I'm not too familiar with cochins, but good with bantam varieties.

Her right wing is slightly droopy and her right eye is kinda squinty. Is her wing broken, or just in pain. She can flap it (I pushed her gently backwards and she flapped both wings, but the right she had difficulty with) Should I bring her to the vet (I don't really wanna pay the bills, but you...

Arg! It's just one of those dumb mistakes! I wasn't watching and one of my shows birds flew over the fence, straight into the jaws of my little dachshund! I heard chicken screams and i ran outside. She was by the neck and dangling. I pried her out, and she was fine. (god protects the stupid!!!)...

Unfortunately, our kitty recently passed away, so no mouse chasing for us! :( Should I start putting the feed in our house instead of unfinished basement/crawl space? Or will the mice go away once I lock up the feed better?

Do they look swelled up? If so, it may be a respiratory problem. You may also want to check for pasty butt. Also, clean their pen often, because ammonia build up can cause eye problems. But, as long as they are eating, drinking and walking around, they should be ok. If you start seeing bloody...

Hello everyone! I recently won a feed bag (from a show) and I didn't put it in one of my bins. (they keep away the mice) But, unfortunately the darn mice chewed through my feed bag (in under a week ) So now, there is quite a bit of mouse poop in it! Would it make them very sick or kill them...

I have four 23 month old Mille Fleur bantams that seem to be moulting. There are feathers everywhere and they haven't laid a single egg since a week ago. Should I be worried? Should I be feeding them more calcium? We are going to a show beginning of October. Will they be finished by then...

So if you want "pets" (which means holding and cuddling) you might want to stay away from the Hamburgs. (SUUUPPER flighty) the marans are fairly friendly and they lay beautiful eggs. Anconas are also fairly friendly but in my experience aren't the best layers. A good breed might be barred rocks...

They do look like blue or lavender ameracaunas (sorry spelling) or some sort of easter egger. They are fairly large chickens and will be much larger than your bantams. They lay blue and green eggs (they look so nice!) Good luck!

Well, they must have vulture hocks (feathers on hocks) and a single comb (cock with 5 points), unlike the Antwerps (closely related) who have rose combs. Hope that helps!

I have a little mille fleur bantam that is 3 months old (almost to the day!) and she/he is just so gender confused! I have pictures of his sister (who is definitely a pullet) and his half brother, who is 2 weeks younger. So what gender is he/she? Picture of him/her with pullet of same age (...

There are 4 hens and 3 pullets. I did try the weekend morning thing, and my silver laced wyandottes just can't stand them. Should i let them sort it out like dogs do? (new dog comes, they fight, then they're friends) or intercept every time they're being bullied? I gave them a crate to hide in...

Hello BYC-ers! I have three 18 week old pullets (2 light brahmas and 1 salmon faverolle) they were replacements for 2 chickens who passed. Right now they're in a large wood and wire cage in the hens' run, and the hens seem to be stalking them. When I put the pullets in with the hens, the hens...