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#1 These are Easter egger x silkie mixes that I hatched out six months ago. I’m still having trouble determining gender on a few of these. At one point I thought I knew what they were, and now I’m still not sure. They are not crowing or laying. Thoughts? #2 #3

Hi there, I have a chick born yesterday with whispy, scattered feathers on her head that stick up everywhere and thick, prickly scarce feathers on her back. My roosters are Cochin/silkie x or pure silkie and the hen that laid the egg, I think, is a silkie/ Cochin x. The chick has five toes, so...

At the end of day 21, I had an egg rocking for a couple hours. Day 22, it started peeping in the morning. Day 23 and it has been almost 24 hrs since the peeping started. Yesterday afternoon (12 hrs ago), there was some really loud peeping that lasted several hours, and now I am not hearing...

Posting again.... At the end of day 21, I had an egg rocking for a couple hours. It is now day 22 and the egg has not pipped or rocked since yesterday. Is this normal? Thanks.

So, 7:30 EST this am makes 21 days that eggs have been in the incubator. I locked down on Sunday (18 days) and they were alive. I still do not have a peep or a pip. If no one has pipped, is it safe to open and candle the eggs? I lost power for a few hours on Sunday after lock down and I am...

Hi guys, I am looking for ideas on how this cross would turn out. Last spring I bred a bantam mottled cochin rooster to a bantam mille fleur d'uccle hen. The babies were absolutely adorable. Here is a picture of one of the roosters and one of the hens out of the cross. The hen in this pic is...

So, I had three wayward chickens show up at 4 am a few nights ago. I have no idea on age, but I am guessing they are between 12-14 weeks as I currently have 10 week old pullets who are a bit smaller and they are a couple inches shorter than my 1 yr old hens. I am thinking that there are two red...

Hi, so I have three seven week old pullets that I am confused about the breeds, a Welsummer, SS and PR and am not sure which is which. I thought I did for a while, and now I am at a loss, especially between the Welsummer and SS. Thanks in advance for any help! #1-- Delilah #2--Sequoia...

HELP!!! A have a hen who was perfectly fine yesterday and today she looks like she's dying. She was around all day yesterday acting normal and then at lock up time last night she was not around so I locked up without her thinking that she was just in a bush or tree. When I went to let the girls...

So, I know that everyone says that Silkie's are difficult to sex, but I am noticing a huge comb that has developed in the last few days on my almost five week old. It is purplish grey, like the skin, but looks like part is turning darker purple. My other silkie is the same age and does not have...

I have a four week old CW and she still is all downy with the exception of tiny feathers on her wing tips. She has grown in size and is the same as all of her hatch mates, but she just is not growing real feathers. If it were not for her size, you would think she was 3-4 days old, max. Thanks!

Two weeks old. Grey and gold. Yellow feathered legs.

Hey, I recently ordered a bantam grab bag from Meyer's and have these two two week old silkies I am trying to ID. I believe they are silkies as they each have furry legs and five toes. Thanks for the help! First, this is Blue. I told my two year old that I thought it was a blue silkie, hence...

Hi, I have one silver-laced Wyandotte rooster to 13 assorted LBF hens and three bantams. My roo has a very over active sex drive and mates to the girls like crazy. Most of them have bare backs and he has been recently cutting them while treading even though his spur is only 1/2. The hens are...

Purchased three ten week old bantams today from a farm who had tons of different breeds running around. The lady was not sure which ones that I had except she thought that the smallest one with clean legs was an Old English Game bantam. The closest look-alike I can find is a Black Breasted Red...

What do you think? Almost nine weeks.

Hi, I just picked up these two cuties and I am wondering if the cockerel looks like a true SLW or a mix. Both the SLW and GLW are nine-ten weeks old. Thanks.

I am thinking that the white one is definitely a pullet, but I am unsure about the one with the dark head. Seven weeks old:

I have a flock of 12 seven week old pullets(?). One of my BO's who is one of the largest in the flock always hangs by herself. She will randomly charge another, bump chests for a minute and then go back to hanging out by herself. I know that she is not ill as she has always acted like this. She...

Hi everyone, I have not raised chickens since I was a child, so this is all virtually new to me. I have a flock of 12 seven week old pullets. One of my BO's who is one of the largest in the flock always hangs by herself. She will randomly charge another, bump chests for a minute and then go back...