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Hi, I hatched out 12 55 Flowery Hen chicks. My only white egg layers are 55FHs and so is my only rooster, so there’s no mixing going on. Can you help me decide about the grayish ones? I already took out the five chicks that were very yellow and obviously male. The browns are female. But...

Hi, so my bcm hen was broody in fake eggs for a few weeks, then I gave her real eggs. So she was broody a bit extra let’s say. And 5mos ago she was broody forever til I slipped her some chicks (so broody 2x in a year). She now has 4 chicks. Her comb is pale but her feathers LOOK ok, but I’m...

Hi I attempted to place 3 chicks (in the day I know that was wrong) under my hen who has been broody 3+ weeks on fake eggs. She was clucking and happy as long as they stayed under her, but when 1 came out she tried to make it go under-and when it wouldn't she got mad. Her hackles came up and...

So I built a coop and I built a run, but I’ve even built a channel from EMT that was too big. I googled it and I can’t find it anywhere, but I am doing an experiment using a children’s play tunnel. It won’t be a place for the chickens to hang out although it will give really good shade, it’s...

I'm in SoCal. Is this too much shade in the run? It's completely covered but gets sun from the sides. I do occasionally let them out, but let's assume they live in the run. I mean, are they getting their requisite hours of sunlight for egg production? Am I interpreting sunlight too...

I don’t know much about Shetland Hens, and I’m having trouble sexing them at 9wks. My Marans chicks the same age it’s clear, but these are all very mild-mannered (maybe they just can’t see) and none have real big combs, but there ARE red wattles. And their tappit shape varies…. Any guesses ?

Ok, so I used to feed Scratch and Peck, sometimes moist, sometimes fermented, sometimes with yogurt-you get the picture. I want to switch to a crumble for economic reasons, but also bc it is too much work to have to always wet/ferment so they eat all the nutrient-rich powder I tried Purina and...

Hi, I’m looking to breed Opal Legbars and 55 Flowery Hens. So I need Opal and 55 Roosters, hens, and some Cream Legbar hens. This is just hobby, small scale. So, I have 3 Opal roosters homozygous for blue egg gene, and they are not doing well together, definitely couldn’t coexist in a smaller...

Any hints on how to tell a cream legbar chick from a Shetland Hen (when they aren’t black)? I’m in that happy position of having ~25 chicks. I know that 8 of them are cream legbars and 10 are Shetland Hens and the remainder are from my black copper Moran, and or an iceberg chicken that I have...

Hi, I have about 27 eggs in my brinsea ovation 28EX incubator, and today is day 19. About six of them r from my hens and the rest are shipped. When I locked them down yesterday there were things moving in every single egg. The funny thing is that now on day 19 almost all my home eggs have pips...

Really dumb question, but any tips or tricks on getting this type of waterer open? I love the way I can fill it and then remove the little cap, but I have to tighten it SO TIGHT if I don't want it to overflow, that when it comes time to change the water it makes my hands ache fr the whole day...

Hi, I have 3 Opal Legbar roosters, and all three tested homozygous for the blue egg gene (O/O). This guy is number three and in excess of my needs! He hatched on October 4. Please reply if you are interested.

Hi, I have 2 roosters who are 20 wks old. They have just (in the last 2 weeks) started making lame attempts to treat the mature hens in my flock. One is starting to gain some ground and the ladies are being nicer to him. My question is, if a rooster is starting to do this does that mean he is...

Hi Los Angeles area chicken keepers. I just hatched some Opal Legbar chicks I have 2 female chicks to sell. They are adorable, but I'm rehoming them bc they tested homozygous for the recessive "white" egg gene. I'm told that means they will lay beige to light brown eggs. Still, they will make a...

Hi, I gave a guy a cute male BCM rooster I had and he gave me some dark hatching eggs. He breeds Black, Blue Marans and Olive Eggers. 9 hatched, and I gave away 2. 7 chicks have been out in my coop with the big chickens bc it's so hot since they were a few days old (in a brooder, but now they...

I'm wondering about a new behavior I'm seeing and if it's pretty normal and also what I can do to change it. I have 3 ages of birds in my coop: about 18 weeks, about 7 weeks, and about 3 weeks. The 3 weekers are on the floor in a brooder, but they've been increasingly coming out through...

Hi, I realize the chances are this chick might not make it, but I keep wondering if it is just a leg problem or a temporary wing thing. Anyways, pics below. This chick is a week old, arrived looking fine and the others are looking fine. I separated it from the others yesterday bc it isn't...

I have a Whiting True Green pullet (well hen I guess) who is 16 weeks old. She eat grower feed with access to Oyster shell and grit, grass and other plants, and fruit, scraps, occasionally dairy or a scoop of ricotta (very little that 11 chickens fight over). I have younger chickens, so I'm...

Hi, so I have 5 3-week old chicks in a brooder in the coop outside in SoCal (Highs in 80s, Lows in 50s) with a heat plate. They have been in there since day 2 or 3 with the other chickens seeing them. They are happy and doing great. I have some chicks hatch in a week and plan to keep them in...

I don't have to explain here how it happens... it was a combo of home hatching and straight run chicks. But I have 9 cockerels I can't keep. I have a Craigslist ad for them that I will link here, and also attempt to link my pics I've uploaded to this site. If anyone in the area is interested...