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Thank you! I was able to give her the tablet as you instructed. She seems a bit low energy today and is laying down more. She hasn't laid an egg since Weds. She is pooping, but it seems to be a bit eggy. I'm concerned about egg yolk peritonitis. I gave her an Epson salt bath and gave her some...

Hello! A little background: I have a 1 year old Swedish flower hen that is laying large, thin shelled white eggs that break easily. The hens have access to layer feed throughout the day and have flaked oyster shell available to eat whenever. None of the other hens are having laying issues. I...

I do turn the straw frequently and add fresh layers. They are about due for a coop clean out with the weather warming, so maybe that’s something I’ll try.

Hello, I am in my first year of raising backyard chickens, and I was hoping for some help with my 1-year-old Maran, Velma. For the past few months, I have noticed some redness between her toes. I thought maybe it was due to the cold weather, but it seems to be worsening now that it's warming...

Thank you all so much! This advice is so helpful. It seemed like things simmered down until today when he took on the head hen and tried to get her to submit for mating. Velma wasn't having it, his comb was injured in the scuffle, and he was really rough with her (luckily she wasn't injured, but...

Hello! We have a surprise rooster that is 5 months old with pullets ranging from almost 5 months - 7 months of age. None of the pullets are laying yet. Over the past few days, the cockerel has gotten aggressive with the pullets and without warning or getting consent from the pullet, will jump...

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That’s similar to how mine was at 6 weeks (see pic below). I read somewhere that roosters can be slower to feather. Also I think the females have more of the silver penciling than dark feathers around 8 weeks, but maybe give your little chick a few more weeks and I’ll keep my fingers crossed for...

That’s good to know! I’ll check out the threads you’re talking about. 😊😊

In Ohio

I agree!! :)

Thank you for your response. Meyer Hatchery reviewed my pictures and said that I need to wait until the chicken is 14 weeks before they will confirm. :(

Hello, I am quite certain that my 8 week old silver penciled Plymouth is a roo. The chick was very slow to feather, the comb and wattle are now so red, and the feathering doesn’t resemble females of the same age (but there aren’t a ton of pictures of this breed since the silver penciled kind...

Hi everyone! About three weeks ago I joined the world of backyard chickens when I picked up three 1-day-old baby chicks from Meyer's Hatchery! They are named after 3 of my great-grandmothers. 1. Velma: Blue Splash Maran 2. Edna: Silver Penciled Plymouth 3. Irene: Blue Ameraucana So far, we...