I was just given a pullet by a neighbor a few minutes ago, the pullet was attacked by a bobcat last night and they are leaving today to go out of town. They asked me to take it, of course I can't say no. I haven't dealt with an animal attack/injury before, and I'm not sure if I'm serving as...
I have a Wyandotte pullet (18/19 weeks) that is probably close to laying, and I just noticed a couple of times that she has pooped but then kind of stayed frozen in place and continues to contract or something (?) and it looks like she might prolapse. She's moving around just fine, jumping...
Hi everyone! My chicks are now 6 weeks old, and I'm hoping for some gender guesses! I also posted photos when they were 4 and 5 weeks old:
4 weeks
5 weeks
Apologies for all the workbench clutter in the background of these photos.
#1 BO (I know he's a cockerel ☺️, but I figured I should include...
Hi everyone! I have 9 chicks, all of them are around 4 weeks now, I bought them all as pullets from a local feed store. I know it might be a little early for some of them, but maybe some are old enough to guess? I'm getting a little nervous that I might have a few cockerels! I live in a rural...
I know it's still really early to say, but could the red shoulders on this EE mean I have a rooster? I got the chicks on Feb 15, so just about 2 weeks ago.
I bought three black chicks a couple weeks ago, the breeds were supposed to be a SLW (which one of them clearly is at this point), a cuckoo maran, and a dark brahma. After just a few minutes of research I realized that I definitely did't have a dark brahma (no feathers on it's feet), so I'm not...
I have 9 chicks, a mix of probably 2-3 weeks old now, and all different breeds. The bird in question right now is a Salmon Favorelle - she's one of my smaller chicks, but her wings and tail feathers are farther along than the other chicks her size. She is limping, still able to get around and...
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? My family always had a flock of chickens (and a few ducks at one point!) when I was growing up, I think the largest the flock ever got was around 30. So I'm not new to chickens, but I have just gotten my very own first flock!
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