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So I had an easter egger go down suddenly on Friday night. She was alert, but couldn't stand or walk. I did a quick examination and felt a really hard mass in her lower right abdomen. Over the night, she got worse, and passed away. I recently took this hen in from my Grandparent's, and they...

When I first started my hatching journey my dad was so grumpy at me! He was dead set against me having anymore chickens and he definitely did NOT like the idea of the possibility that some of the hatched chicks will be male. Part of his apprehension is because in August I will be going back to...

So this was my first successful hatch, so I am being very paranoid! When I last checked on the chicks I found a green poo that had a decent amount of red in it. They are only about 10hrs old...what could this be? They haven't even left the incubator yet. Sorry if I sound like a newbie. This is...

Today was day 18 for me...and I am so nervous!! My last two hatches were horrible (none hatched due to poorly shipped eggs, and incubator problems.) This time I bought local fertile eggs and they have developed beautifully! At last candle I could see them moving around and I have never seen...

So I live in Western, WA. Our winter so far has been pretty hit and miss. Some weeks it will be warm, and others it will be cold. My silkie has gone broody and I told myself that as soon as one went broody I would let her hatch some chicks. I am wondering if it would be worth it to do it in...

Hi all! I am new to sebrights and I got an egg yesterday that was about half the size of a large brown egg and off white in color. I thought it might have been laid by my silkie but I got another one today PLUS another brown bantam sized egg (most likely my Silkie's). Could the off white eggs...

Can anyone help me with a gender on this? I have only ever had white silkies... "She" is approx. 13wks old and so far I haven't heard any crowing.

Hi everyone. This silkie is throwing me off a bit. I have only ever had while silkies so I am kind of having some troubles identifying the gender. I THINK its a pullet. She is about 13 weeks old (maybe a bit younger), and as of now I haven't heard any crowing coming from my coop/pen. Here is a...

Hi everyone! I was wondering if someone that has access to a standard of perfection can give me a little info on the standard for silver sebrights? I have a pullet that I am interested in showing if she meets the criteria. This is my first year raising sebrights so I am kind of clueless!

Hi Everyone! In about two weeks I am going to be the showmanship judge for the FFA at the State fair. I have had years of showing experience myself, but I cannot for the life of me remember a lot of the stuff the judged asked me! (Pretty sad since I took grand champion 2 out of the 4yrs I...

So my cochin has been acting kind of funny lately so today I decided to test a theory. I lunged at my small flock and all of them but her scattered. So I got close to her and waved my hand in front of her eyes and she didn't react. She also allows me to walk right up to her and pick her up...

I just want to say that I have become completely obsessed with sitting out by my Bobwhite's pen and watching them. They certainly are fascinating and I just LOVE the noises the make! I haven't gotten around to putting a nest in the pen for them and would love for them to have one. What kind of...

Out of my three youngest chicks (They are about 4wks old) the Cinnamon Queen is pretty skinny. She's still pretty active and I see her eat and drink with the other chicks but she is way skinnier than the other two. I haven't noticed any strange poos other than a few with shed intestinal lining...

I was having doubts about this little one. I have two other chicks the same age and they were growing fantastically, but the little Wyandotte wasn't growing at all. It has also been peeping very loudly 24/7 and couldn't drink very well. Every time it tried drinking it would end up almost choking...

I just wanted to share this. So earlier today I decided to give my older chicks some meal worms. They went crazy and LOVED them! And when I stopped giving them they would all look up at me with those sad little eyes just begging for more. So later on I took them outside to play in the grass...

I have NO clue how old this sebright is. She's still peeping but fully feathered out. Anyway here is a pic: Any help would be great! (The roos she was with had pretty big combs and were starting to get wattles.)

I think one of my new babies has cocci. I found some suspicious looking poo in the brooder. They are on medicated feed, and their water is mixed with vitamins and electrolytes. So I am kinda confused to as how one of them may have contracted it. Anyway the feed stores just closed so I have no...

So for the past month we have had at least three cougar sightings and have been haunted by having to hear it scream almost every other night. Concerned for our animals, and the kids in the area we called the State Department of Fish and Wildlife. They told my mom they wont come and trap it and...

So far I only have two (Getting more soon. Just trying to get the pen built first.) They are about 4 weeks old and I was wondering if any Quail experts on here can help me with what genders they might be? Here is the bigger one: and here is the smaller one: Sorry the pics aren't very good...

This is the second time I have brought chicks home from the feed store only to have them drop like flies for NO REASON! My brooder is set up just like I have done it in the past (been doing it for years and have never lost chicks like this) and for some reason this year I cant keep the chicks...