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She was a pullet and became our alpha hen. Unfortunately, she became ill at about 1 year old and we had to end her life after trying everything to save her including tube feeding. She was a good hen. Kept her eye on everything and everyone and kept peace in the flock. We added another batch of...

Here is Snickers at 13 weeks.

I had three GLWs that I obtained from a local breeder at 1-day old. Two had straight combs and one had the rose or pea comb (sorry, I always forget which it is). Here are some photos. They are now living at my friend's farm since last weekend at 12-weeks old since I had too many chicks (that...

Chicks jumping/riding/sitting on Mama Hens is the absolute cutest thing in the world! What an instinct those broody hens have! Just another update since I last mentioned I brought in the sickly small chick - Baby. Found lice last night on him/her! First experience with external parasites on my...

My Wyandottes were straight run, but I'd hoped out of three we would get one hen. When looking at the three of them together, one looks very "roostery" stands erect and even walks "cockily", longer tail, rooster-shaped body, larger, redder comb and wattles. The other two have red combs and...

I still need help sexing my 8-week old GLWs. I have three and they all had bright red combs and wattles. Two look like single combs and the other rose comb. Could they all be cockerels? I was hoping for at least one Hen. Here are some photos of the one that looks rooster and the one that looks...

I'm such a silkie newbie that I don't know if I have a brown silkie, partridge, or something else. He/she is 8 weeks old. Any help?

Regarding the respiratory issues, everyone cleared up and blood drawn from the adult hens was sent to the State poultry lab. Two of three tested positive for IB. The state vet said it was a mild strain and he was not too concerned about it, especially since everyone cleared up. We had to put...

She is interesting looking compared to our other E.E. who is of the brown shades. I can't wait to see what she looks like as an adult and to see if she lays the bright blue eggs. Thanks for the input!

Here is a photo of my 7 week old Ameracauna or E.E. Got her as a day-old from a local breeder who called her an Ameracauna, but I am never sure. I did see his breeding pen and there were a lot of different colored birds in there. He stated that all his Ameracauna eggs are turquoise blue and...

So far so good. The partition has been down for 1 week. Daisy and the other 2 hens are now hanging out together, roosting together, and acting like flock. The 8-week olds stay together and mostly stay out of the way of the big girls. I have 2 feeding and 2 watering stations, so everyone seems to...

Final Update for Lulu: We received the necropsy report from the State Vet. and my husband had a conversation with him about the Infectious Bronchitis. He stated that the IB was a very mild strain that is common for our area. He was not surprised that some hens/chicks showed symptoms and others...

More photos of Daisy's adoptees at almost 8 weeks.

UPDATE FOR DAISY AND CHICKS: well, it finally happened... Daisy had started turning on her chicks about 1 week ago. She started with the larger Wyandottes first and then worked her way down every few days rejecting (chasing away and pecking at) different chicks every few days. They will be 8...

Serology showed that two of our three adult hens showed antibodies to Infectious Bronchitis. Therefore, we assume that is the culprit that went through our flock. All hens and the 8 chicks seem symptom free right now. Egg production for the hen that was sickest after Lulu has stopped for at...