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So, it doesn't matter to me what they are. My chickens are pets. But I do like being able to tell people what their breed is when they ask. So there's only about a hundred production birds that look the same. I'm just curious what these girls actually are. So far I just say they're red and gold...

Please read the post before just posting whatever you feel like. I do not need guesses on gender. I know that already. What I can't figure out is what BREED. Bantam from Ideal Poultry; pea comb. My only guess at this point is cornish bantam, with the short, fat stature. But the color doesn't...

Picked up some chicks from a feed store yesterday. The standard size chicks were already 2-3 weeks old, and it seems the only Barred Rock they had left has curled toes (she was free because of this). I was wondering if it is still possible to correct this? I couldn't even tell she had curled...

A neighbor's hen has been losing feathers on her belly for the past week or so (not a whole lot yet, but enough to be noticeable). She is NOT broody. I noticed when I went to look at her this morning that there is a problem with her feathers, that I don't believe is caused by a parasite. First...

I have a bag of chick starter that is around a couple months old. There was just a tiny bit left in the bag, which I mixed with new feed to get rid of it. I scooped out some the other day (before I got the chicks and new bag of feed) and had it in a container in the laundry room (leads to the...

First off, I know a lot of people never need to worry about niacin deficiency with their ducklings, but since I live in the middle of nowhere, I would rather have what I need in case I do have to worry about it (better to have and not need than to need and not have). Now, I had ducklings for...

I'm leaning towards black sexlinks, but I really don't know for sure. Of course, the hatchery wouldn't know what extras were sent, nor do they really care. I'd just like to be able to tell people what they're buying when I sell them. Got 10 of these guys that I really don't need.

I just wanted confirmation that this Faverolles "pullet" is really a cockerel. I know hatchery sexing isn't 100% accurate, but this disappoints me, as they also sent 10 extra males for warmth, so I'm overflowing with unwanted males at the moment.

This is the first time in 4 years and hundreds of baby chicks that I've had one die. I've even managed to revive a couple that were nearly dead from shipping. But this has me completely stumped. He was a packing peanut in my last order, one of 11 (I purchased 9 chicks). Either a Barred Rock or...

I brought my baby chicks outside, since it's a nice warm day, but that also means the bees are out. They are approximately 4 days old. My Russian Orloff baby got stung by one of the honeybees, but she managed to pull the stinger out before I grabbed her. She seems okay; was a little itchy for a...

Yes, these are from a hatchery. They advertise them as Pearl Gray. This is also my first time with guineas. So, I bought 3 guinea keets on the 26th of March. The hatchery is only supposed to have the one variety, Pearl Gray. But the feathers coming in on these babies just look brown to me. So...

So, while my one budgie trusts me, he (assumed male) doesn't seem to really want to bond with me, regardless of how much time I spend with him. So I got him a friend. Simply for my own curiosity, I was wondering what color variety this one actually is? I know the "normal" colors; this one I...

I bought a few keets last week on Thursday, and I understand the only sure way to tell gender is by voice. I'm wondering if you have to wait for them to get their "adult" voices before you can tell gender? One of the keets starting making some sort of two-toned peep noise. I thought it was my...

I figured I'd have a better chance posting here than in the "What Breed Or Gender" section. Have a couple duck eggs in the 'bator for a neighbor (female duck was killed). It looks like only one is going to hatch, so I bought a couple buddies for it if it does hatch. Just wondering what breeds I...

One of my coworkers was asking me about ducks last night for her kid, I think it was. They have chickens already, and she was thinking her kid would love to have a duck, for some reason. I really wasn't paying much attention to the reason why she was interested in ducks, and I seem to be having...

I wanted to do a small project and make some nice, "chocolate" brown bearded/muffed banties. I knew the chocolate OEGB's were not really chocolate, but I went ahead and bought them anyway. Now, I understand nothing about genetics, and when I try to read up on it, it's basically a foreign...

I just got a budgie, and though I've looked up online how to tell the gender, I'm still unsure having nothing to really compare to. The Petsmart I got her/him from didn't know the age or gender. Also would like to know what type of green s/he is, just out of curiosity. There is also some...

My turkey poult was just fine yesterday, but when I went to check on him and the chicks he's growing up with (he was a packing peanut), I noticed he was puffed up and walking around slowly/lethargically. He's about 7 weeks old now and has been eating non-medicated chick starter, since I can't...

So, I ordered 10 assorted bantams from Ideal (the McMurray's box in the pics was from my incubator). I know the breeds, I'm just wondering about the color on a few. I'm also wondering what breed of turkey I have (one of the "packing peanuts"). First, I'm wondering if this Cochin is just...

I have a cockerel (assumed) that has been wheezing for a couple days. The first day there was a crackling noise, but that has gone. He extends his neck as he is exhaling, which he does through his mouth. I've listened to his chest and there is no sound coming from his lungs, only the wheezing in...