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Has anyone ever ordered Call Ducks from a hatchery and have some pictures to share? I'm looking to get started with a pair of Call Ducks this year and finding it difficult to find some. I'm not looking for show quality, I have no plans to breed them, really just want them as pets however, after...

I picked up a new Polish hen a couple of weeks ago and when I got home I discovered she had a prolapsed vent. Gave her a warm bath, let her sit in there for a while, cleaned her up, got her vent back to normal, followed up with some PrepH, and kept her in the dark in my shed for the next couple...

Wondering if anyone can help me with the colors of these silkie chicks. I've had others hatch in the past that were this color but I never held onto them long enough to determine what color they ended up being. I have another pair, they were both hatched with "Partridge" like markings, not so...

Hopefully someone can help me as I am in a little bit of a pickle with my hatch. Today is lockdown for my 5 eggs I'm hatching. This is the first time doing a "dry hatch" in my Brinsea, all other hatches have failed. So far everything has been great with this hatch, all 5 are still alive and...

I have a couple of extra EE chicks available and looking for new homes. Bought extra with intentions of giving some to a friend but she no longer wants them. I have 3-4 extra at the moment. PM for more information if interested.

I have one splash bearded silkie cockerel for adoption, hoping to find him new home before winter. He hatched 6/15/13. He is missing a toe nail on each foot, however does still have 5 toes like silkies should. This could be something that may or may not get passed on to offspring if he were to...

I would like to start by saying that I understand it is not necessary to bring silkies "indoors" during the winter months and that they can certainly remain outside in a well insulated coop with some extra straw to help keep them warm. I have decided this year to bring my small silkie/frizzle...

When raising silkie chicks, I understand that it very difficult to sex them until they either start crowing or one lays an egg. However, I've been able to distinguish who was starting to look like a cockerel early on in the past with my first batch of silkies and was wondering if anyone else has...

Two Magpie Drakes, were sold to me as a male/female pair but they are in fact two males. Looking to rehome both since I have been unable to find a female Magpie and have since added another breed. They can be separated but I prefer that they go together. They get along nicely together. One is...

I have two silkie chicks that I'm having a hard time distinguishing color on. The hen was a splash and the roo a lavender split blue. Is it possible these are splash? I thought they were going to be blue when they hatched but they're so light. And I recently read that it can take a couple of...

Has anyone ever tried converting some apple bins into a chicken coop? If so do you have any pictures? I have access to some apple bins I'm just trying to figure out the best way to go about converting into a chicken coop.

I have a very small flock of 6 silkies (2 hens, 3 chicks and 1 roo) and 2 orpington hens. The breeds were separated a while back when I found out I had an orpington roo and really should be kept with the silkies. I rehomed him and will be soon rehoming 2 silkie chicks and a hen leaving the 3...

So I have my first broody silkie hen. I went to collect eggs from the nest boxes, she got up when I opened the door, went to get some water and came back right away. She's been sitting on them ever since and I've decided to leave them there with her because I really would like to try hatching...

Looking to add a hen or two to my flock of 4. Would like something smaller like bantams, cochins etc. Silkies would be ideal as I do have one, but really I am just looking for something her size as I feel she gets "left behind" a lot. I am 20 minutes from Syracuse and would prefer to not have to...

Wondering if anyone can help me out here. I've been trying to read and go back to my chickens and look for all "signs" to tell if they are hens are or roos but I'm really having a hard time. Some say you can tell by the saddle feathers, some say the comb/wattle. My problem is, I have a lavender...

I'm a new chicken owner to 2 silkies and a BO mix chick. I know the silkies can be tough to sex at a young age but I was wondering about Buff Orpingtons? I have one that is a BO x Black Sex Link mix. Anyone have any ideas as to what this little one is? It's hatch day was 3/31. Still too early to...

Thinking about trying to hatch some eggs on my own and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for incubators? I've been looking around online at Tractor Supply as well as EBay but it seems as though the reviews on them are equal as far as people who were happy and unhappy with the...

I've been skimming the forum for chicken coops, it seems a lot of people make their own. I'm curious as to how many people on here have bought their coops or ordered online and are happy with them. I'm looking to do this as a small hobby and plan to stay small - no more than 5-6 chickens. So I'm...

If someone were to get into the hobby of raising chickens would you suggest they start by hatching eggs or raising chicks from a day or more old? I'm going to be doing this with our 6 yr old son. And I worry about ordering eggs - how many will actually hatch? But I've also read that when...

My son and I want to get into raising backyard chickens and I was wondering what breeds would best for our situation. First off we will be raising them in Syracuse, NY so the winters get pretty cold. My son will be 6 and I also have a daughter who will be 3. What breeds are best with children...