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Two days ago I swapped my rooster for a pullet. On the way home, the breeder sent me a message to say she was locking her flock away and noticed some birds sneezing, so I may want to quarantine her. She said she had a sneeze go through some of her flock last year but she thought it was gone...

I have 2 silkies and a silkie X. Both the silkies have gone really Broody this week. They are only 6 months old and started laying just a month ago. I wouldn't mind giving them a few fertile eggs each to hatch, or some day olds but not sure if I should leave them together with the silkie X , or...

I know it's very difficult to know for sure, but would love anyone to hazard a guess. I know they're still very young but thought some guesses by "those of you who know" would be interesting and a bit of fun. The first is a buff (I think?) 7 week old. Very confident and has been the leader of...

I introduced myself and story on the introductions threat, but basically I haven't had chickens since I was young (over 20 years), so you could say I was a newbie. I have a silkie x hen that was broody, but left her nest with a severe case of red mites. She is clear of mites now (or appears to...

Hi everyone. I'm from Adelaide, South Australia and recently acquired a broody hen, an incubator and some fertile eggs as part of a science project for my son at high school. Even though the project only last a couple of months, I have wanted to raise chickens again for a while (haven't had...