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I bought about 25 pullets this past spring, hatch date was in the last week of February. All were heritage breeds such as Buff Orpington, Partridge Rock, Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red. These came from a local feed store that was making a big prebuy from a major hatchery, though I don't remember...

This spring we picked up 10 Freedom Rangers with our 20 Cornish Cross, just to see how they compare. The Cornish Cross were processed three weeks ago, at 9 weeks, and averaged 4.5 lbs, dressed. The Red Rangers will be 12 weeks on Monday. They have a fairly large build, when I feel them, they...

I need help selecting what breed of chickens to raise this year. We've had an eclectic assortment over the last few years, including Production Reds, Sex Links, Australorp, Buff Orpington, Barred Rock, Wyndotte, and assorted bantams. I'm ready to select one breed and try to hatch and raise our...

I have a sick silkie chick and I'm hoping someone can help me determine the best treatment. I purchased 6 black silkie's from a small time breeder 3 weeks ago. They were ages 5 weeks, 4 weeks, 2 weeks, and 3 just hatched. The first one died while still with her, and she said in got caught...

I purchased 4 Royal Palm Turkey Poults 8 days ago. The breeder seemed extremely responsible, but when we met he said that he had just noticed one of the poults was sneezing a bit, and had a clogged nostril. He gave me the option to skip the deal or offered me Sulmet to treat the respitory...

Hello, I've been lurking on this forum for a few month, but haven't posted much since I haven't had anyting to add. We moved to land last august, and decided to take a shot at raising broilers this spring. We've kept a few layers for years, so I'm not a complete newbie to chickens. The...

Is this Silkie chick porcelain, white, or lavender? She/he is from TSC. 1 day old 3 weeks old 7 weeks old

Our local Tractor Supply got a run of Silkie Chicks today, and we picked up 8. Does anyone want to guess what color they will turn out?

Last night our waterer somehow leaked and soaked the shavings in our brooder. It also happened to be unusually cold last night. This morning we found we had lost 4 chicks. Three more don't look good and I'm wondering if there is anything we can do to help them. So far I've brought them...

No crows, not sure about eggs, large, pointed feather, hatched febuary. Aloof, chest butts with hens, but no crows.

I have a Partridge Silkie Hen that is about 11 months old now. The breeder we got her from last month said she was molting, but she was not naked. She is just starting to grow in some red tufted in around her comb and the edges of her wings, but how long does it take to molt? what about her...

They are very light yellow/buff with leg feathers. Any ideas? My kids are really hoping they are Silkies...

Hi, I'm Sandy. The proud new owner of 6 baby chicks. I've been dreamign of gettign chickens in our suburban backyard for 5 years. But I finally got hubby on board, and he's even puttign his carpentry skills to work in building my girls a beautiful chicken tractor ( for the small price of...