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Hi All, We live in a rural neighborhood and want to get a couple ducks. We are trying to learn a little about them for now. We used to have chickens in a different location, but they were NOISY when they were laying and I was fearful everyday that someone would complain about them. I am...

Alrighty...I have made a lot of mistakes with this chicken thing. Live and learn right? I seem to learn best by trial and error. Anyway, I have a hen with bubbly swollen eye and bubbles on the other eye, no swelling yet. My initial searches led me to believe that some disinfectant ointment and...

Hi All, We are in need of your advice and help. We have a black austrolorp and she has not been doing well. She has laid us one egg about a month and a half ago and it was a double yolker. Since then she (we assume it is her) has laid off of the roost several times and once or twice just on...

Hi All, I have 3 hens. 2 started laying a month ago, the other laid one double yolker, one time and has not laid since. We have noticed for some time that the hen that hasn't been laying has an unusually large breast. Well, today I actually felt it and it is just full of liquid. It is huge, my...

Hi All, I think I have read around here that this happens...but wanted to know why. My hens just started laying, I think this one came from my black. She has laid one egg and it was a huge double yolker, she hasn't laid since and the other two laid yesterday, so I am guessing this was her...

I thought I would come on here and look for people that have been through this too! We bought 5 'pullets' from a pet store that boasts 97% accurate sexing on their chicks. So far we have determined (and eaten) 2 of the 5. This morning it started to get pretty loud in the 'hen' house and sounded...

Someone please let me know what breed gender you think the black and the brown chicken are. Either we have another rooster among our tiny flock or hens sound a lot like roosters. Do hens sounds a lot like roosters?

Hi All, I have two australorp hens and an easter egger and I am wondering when I will be getting eggs? Our rooster was mounting one of the australorps that is a bit older than the others, we were hoping that meant that she was getting ready to lay eggs, but we are clueless. they are between 17...

Hi Guys, two weeks ago we identified two of my five birds as roosters. Now I am not so sure about my other Easter Egger...mostly because someone said pointed neck feathers, and I'd say he/she has that. Here are a few pics, hope you can help. I think this bird is 17 weeks old.

Hi all, since we have discovered 2 of my 5 are roosters today, I thought I'd post the rest and see what you all thought. The above I think is an australorp...red in the center. Here she is again next to my EE that has turned into a rooster :( The blond is another of my EEs. She looks a lot...

I posted my EE earlier and it sounds like he is for sure a he. Please say this one could be a hen! I only have 5 chickens in my backyard flock and am about to have 4 when EE proves he is a man. I will be really sad if we have to cut it down to only 3! Again, I got these pullets from a pet/feed...

Hi All, I am going to be so sad if this beautiful Easter Egger is a rooster because that means he is going to be served up for dinner soon. Please, say it ain't so. We got them from a feed/pet store on the 6th of January..I think they were a few days old by the time we got them.

Hi all, I have my 5 chicks in a pretty large box. I put a 250 watt bulb on it...pretty high up because they were all bunched in the furthest corner when it was lower. They are now laying all over the box. My question is, is it normal for them to lay with their necks stretched out? They are...

I was told in another forum that I shouldn't buy silkies or americaunas unless I find them from a breeder with the good stuff. Well, I have been searching the web for 'good stuff' and can't figure it out. I guess I could buy from across the country, but I would really rather save my shipping...

Anyone know of good Easter Egger suppliers in AZ? A variety of healthy beautiful chicks would be awesome.

Hi All, How are your Barred Rocks? Are they 'noisy'? I notice they aren't listed as 'quiet' in the breed descriptions. I think they are beautiful! We are getting a couple Americaunas for sure, but the local store has barred rocks and now I want one, hhaha. They also have Silkies, but said...

When do you know if you have a hen or a rooster? Then, how long do you have to find it a home before it starts crowing? We live in a city that doesn't allow roosters, we are wanting to hatch our chickens and just don't know what to do with the roosters that we hatch.

I live in a suburban neighborhood and need quiet chickens. Are there breeds notorious for being loud or quiet? Is there anything I can do to their environment to make them quieter ( I am new, just now building our coop) I was looking into Rhode Island Reds here and read a few comments about...

Hi All, What do you do with your chickens when you go away? For a night even up to two weeks. Can you take them to a friends house to live with their chickens for a week? That may be a silly question, but the nearest anyone lives that is willing to deal with chickens is 45 miles away. I...

Hi all, I am new to the forum, my husband and I have designed our coop and he put together the frame this past weekend. I am so excited. We are backyard homesteaders...in a super tiny Urban backyard in a subdivided neighborhood. We are working with what we have. Our hearts are back home on...