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first she said it is normal for not all to have totally black faces, but half of them did, so i was like ok whatever. but then today when i got them home and got a closer look the one with the totally black faces have slightly feathered feet, not fully feathered, just a few, but i don't think...

howdy! I have 6 Blue Laced Red Wyandotte chicks... I am praying that at least 2 of them are pullets! i have read everything i can find about sexing wyandotte chicks but, I still can't figure them out! take a look at these pics... this is not all of them, but can you spot any little girls...

Looks like only 2/10 of my chicks are pullets :( they are 4 weeks old... Does this look like a pullet to y'all???

OK, so I candled some hatching eggs the day before yesterday. about half of them had a nicely formed embryo and lots of blood vessels surrounding them. I checked them again this morning because i noticed my incubator was a few degrees cool, around 96.5-97 degrees F. they were set last...

Hello, I am in CHESAPEAKE, VA. I will have a limited amount of Cream Legbar chicks hatching soon. The first batch is set to hatch on February 24, and the second should hatch on March 3. They are from the Greenfire Farms / Jill Reese line and the eggs were purchased from an NPIP farm. This is...

Hi, so I got a pair of OEGBs. Then I saw another beautiful rooster at a swap and I couldn't resist. So I bought him. I can't find anymore hens anywhere. They are all three together now and they seem to be doing ok. There definitely a bit of competition going on. But I haven't seen them actually...

Hello, I am an expirienced chicken owner. I just got 2 Old English Game Bantams the other day, and I am now in love with Bantams! I really want to start a flock of Dutch Banties but I don't have room for 25, DANGIT! plus my wife would murder me. anyone have some dutch banties they can...

hey guys, i bought my first pair of bantams today...they're awesome! they're red bb old english bantams. but from the looks of them they were kept in probably not the cleanest of conditions... anyway his face seems much lighter in color than most of the pictures of this breed and variety i...

hi, I have chickens but i am new to bantams. i found some nice ones for sale online near where i live. the guy is telling them in pairs, one pullet and one cock. is it ok to keep a pair of bantams like this? or will the cock over-breed the poor hen to death? please let me know, I couldn't...

hello, i just started hatching my own chicks and I have decided to vaccinate for Marek's. I ordered a bottle of vaccine from jeffers, as recommended by folks on this site. My question is this: do i only have 1 chance to vaccinate all the birds? I have ordered more losses than i need right...

hi! i am super proud of this chick. she (i hope) was my first ever hatch! AND i had to assist the hatch bc she (i hope) was malpositioned. there was a lot of blood, i really thought she was going to die, but here she (i hope) is! so.... is it a she?

hello, first hatch. spare me the lecture, i just read... too late, that I was too hasty in assisting this hatch. I know i made a mistake and i feel terrible, but its done now. I just need help to keep this little guy alive if i can... please keep reading. I had an egg with an external...

Hello all, this is my second lockdown. on my first, I had 6 shipped eggs and 1 form my backyard. all 6 shipped eggs did not make it to lockdown. the one from my yard, made it all the way to lockdown but never hatched. on day 25 i opened it up to find a FULLY FORMED (dead) CHICK, that had not...

I have a Big, beautiful, 11 month old Rhode Island Red rooster that needs a new home. He is healthy, very active, and is a proven breeder. he is not aggressive with humans, and he treats his ladies very well. I need to find him a home soon! his ladies all got sold and he is all alone...

hello, i always try to find the answer to my question on here before starting a new thread, but i can not seem to find out what is going on anywhere... ok, so i got a new brines octagon eco 20 ... it's great... BUT for the life of me i can not open the air vent. i have tried very hard. i...

So I have been looking for a good breeder / source for Cream Legbar hatching eggs to start my CLB flock. I live in Chesapeake, VA and it is not easy to find someone in driving distance... I do not want to resort to ordering eggs through the mail. anyway I finally found someone who is going...

hello! my name is Hunter, I am a new member here, though i have gotten TONS of tips and advice and learned a lot from the forum here, so thats to everyone who posts! My first flock was 5 hens: Buff Orpington, Barred rock, Easter Egger, Rhode Island Red, and a welsummer. ...unfortunately...

hey guys! I just ordered 2 blue laced red wyandotte and 2 cream leggier chicks to add to my flock (Buff Orp. hen, Barred Rock hen, and a RIR rooster). I can't wait! ...but i can't get them till april ): anyway, here is my brooder I made yesterday. Any tips? comments? suggestions...

Hey y'all, this is my first post, though I have gotten tons of tips and advice from these forums, so thanks to you all! Anyway, I have a Buff Orp. and a Barred Rock Hen and I just expanded my coop / run and now i have room for 4 more hens! can't wait till spring!!! anyway, I had some free...