Recent content by NewishChickenMama

Foul like rotting? dirty feet? Feces? Or it’s own smell and Just super bad? I have the antibiotic pictured below, per vet recommendation 5ml per gallon drinking water. However I do also have tylan50 I could give individually if the other isn’t working.

I’ve just checked the Wyandotte with the black bump on beak, and she does not have any foul odor from nares or beak, (are you able to describe the scent or relate it to anything so I can know what I’m looking out for?) Also, nothing unusual in upper or lower beak, as well as throat. MG is a...

Thank you for all the information! I’m hopeful it’s a scab. It seems to be in the same positioning as 3 weeks ago. Do you happen to know a general timeframe on how long it would take to heal? Or how long until I should consider it not being a scab? I’ll have to do more research on papillomas...

I have a pullet who’s got a rough, black bump on her comb. It’s pretty large, however looking through some old photos, and it seems like she’s had black on that part of her comb, since she joined us back in July of this year and the black spot is larger because her comb is(including photos from...

I also didn’t even notice his legs!! 🤦‍♀️Great spot They’re almost twice as thick as the adult hens! The guy in the first photos pictured below in the middle

To be fair, the patchy coloring is just starting to become more pronounced, and was not showing nearly as much in the last photos I sent the breeder. But that was my top indicator. All my previous Roos had that classic solid colored shoulder patch going on, wasn’t sure if that was also an...

What makes you think that? Information i forgot to add: I know ones got a larger comb/wattles, they are all different ages, and the breeder did say she was sure they were pullets last week. -they will give me replacement hens if someone is a roo; I’d rather do it sooner than later so they can...

I don’t know when they were born, but they’re at the very least 8-10weeks. I was hoping someone might have insight on if it is a pulley or a roo and could give me tips on how to correctly sex this breed. I included the first 4 photos of one bird, then the last 3 photos are a darker chickie who...

Hey all! I confirmed 3 cockerels and 1 hen today by searching through their feathers and finding small saddle feathers. Thank you to everyone for your helpful insights into sexing young chickens! I have attached a couple (poorly taken) photos for anyone interested :)

Okay! Here are a quite a few photos of wings. I realized I didn’t know how they should be positioned. #2 was much more photogenic. #1 didn’t like me stretching out their wing. What do the wings have to do with gender at this age? Is it just the coloring you’re looking at?

Ooo thank you! I didn’t know that some combs were breed specific. I’ll have to look into that more. :)

Thank you! I’ll try and get side and wing photos!

The photo with the red jacket background is actually chicken #2, not chicken #1

Hey there! I’ve got chickens from my neighbor who is new to chicken keeping. And this is my first time playing the gender guessing game. They are just over 8 weeks old now and I wanted to see if anyone had options on gender and breed! I’m loving watching them grow up, and it’s more for my...

Thank you so much! I will start tylan tomorrow. I do find it strange that no other chicken has shown any symptoms. Especially her best friend, they’re always next to eachother/snuggling (the speckled Sussex pictured). Should I be worried when introducing new flock mates? Or what precautions...