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I have 2 droopy chicks. They stand with their wings and heads down. One of them (Wyandotte) is very light and won’t eat/drink. This one began acting this way last night. The other (buttercup) eats/drinks and puts up a decent fight when I pick him up. This started yesterday morning. They are ten...

Just got my order from Murray McMurray. First off, everyone is happy and healthy and I’m super pleased with all my babies! Secondly, I’m pretty sure my mystery chick is a barred rock. I have 1 in my flock, but I got her as an adult and have zero experience with the chicks. I know they can be...

Hey everyone! I've got 20 chicks coming in the mail next week:wee They are coming from Murray McMurray, a place I have ordered from a couple of times before, but it has been awhile. When I order from a hatchery, I always get them vaccinated for Marek's. But this time, they had the option to...

Hey everybody! So...my flock got scaly leg mites. This was not the first time I’ve dealt with it, so I just did what I always do. Got some petroleum jelly, smothered their legs, and repeated each night when they roosted. (Plus coop cleaning, but the jelly is all I did to the birds themselves)...

Hey everybody, I’m curious if anyone has any experience with Asian Blacks going broody. I have two pullets that are nearing POL, and they’re the first ABs I’ve ever had. They came from TSC, I got them and some leghorns and ISA browns for a hen that was broody this spring because I didn’t have a...

I've had eggs incubating for about a week now, and just candled and they are CLEAR as if they weren't fertile, but it's basically impossible for them ALL to be infirtle since my roosters are pretty busy...constantly... The temp has been fluctuating within like .4 degrees. Could this be the...

Hey y'all! I wasn't sure where exactly to post this question, so here ya go I just set 56 eggs in the incubator, and purely out of curiosity, I was wondering if anyone has tried these particular crosses I have a barred rock roo in with 27 assorted hens, the breeds are as follows: Barred...

Almost three weeks ago, I got my very first LGD. When predators started picking my chickens off almost daily, I had to do something. When I was offered an Anatolian Shepherd puppy, I couldn't pass it up! This is Jethro, who will be 8 weeks old this Monday. I did get him a bit early, at 5...

One of my roosters started looking a little pale yesterday. I'm not sure if he has worms, but they've been medicated for everything else. And, since I don't wanna take any chances, I ran to tsc and got some safe guard for goats. It's the liquid kind. I want to give orally. As in put in...

I just got my first pair of peafowl and they're in quarantine right now. So far, the only thing I see is mites. Lots, and lots of mites. I treat my chickens and turkey with ivermectin pour on, and just wondering what dosage I should use for peas? The cock is two years old, and the hen is 1 year...

I have my first quail hatching on the 18th. I just want to make sure that you feed them game bird starter? Also, can you mix in medicated chick starter for the medication? Any advice on feed or anything else is greatly appreciated!

I went to TSC for some ivermectin pour on today. Due to my zero self control, I also left with 10 chicks. 2 amber link pullets, 1 polish 1 d'uccle 3 buff Cochin (2 frizzle!) 2 black Cochin, and...well... I couldn't take it. I knew what everything in the bin was, and they had a lot of breeds...

I'm obsessed with anything rare and exotic. Orust are both, and they are now at the top of my need list. I've been researching, and the only place I can find any is Greenfire. I can't spend any $99 for a straight run chick. Especially since I'd have to get enough to guarantee at least a pair...

I breed great quality Mille fleur bantam Cochins. They are smooth feathered, and I am very interesting in starting a line of frizzles. I've looked for a couple of years and it seems that Mille frizzles are all but impossible to find. However, frizzle Cochins of every other colour are very...

My dog will be turning five on July 17th. When she was six months old, we had her spayed and she didn't bother her incision and healed up fine. Long story short, her breeder removed her dew claws himself rather than taking her to the vet to have it done. He did it wrong, and in the last few...

I am about to try my first shipped eggs. I've read countless articles in the last few days about everything I can do to improve hatch rate. Most of its consistent from one source to the other, and that information I plan on doing (not turning for first three days of incubation, hatching upright...

So I read that for shipped eggs it is best to hatch them I an egg carton, tilting rather than turning three times a day, so the air bubble is sure to stay at the big end which is of course up. So...I see how this works for incubation, but it said to leave them in for hatch. How can a chick...

I will be setting eggs this Friday or Saturday! If anybody else is setting around that time, come on over and join the hatching fun! My eggs should arrive in the mail Wednesday or Thursday!

I have nine Ameraucana pullets that I got from an Ameraucana breeder. They aren't EE, and they are just about to laying age. I am not planning on keeping my cockerel as he's already getting aggressive and I don't really want to breed them anyway. They are living with my four standard cochin...

I'm about to try this cross just for fun and in hopes that some of the offspring will lay as well as the rir, and have the great personality of the Cochin. I have two rir hens, and a standard Cochin rooster I'm about to put with them. Just curious if anyone's tried this before, and if so, how'd...