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I'm trying to find a breeder of good quality American style orpingtons. I am afraid of buying hatchery birds due to poor quality, but if anyone knows of a hatchery that is producing good quality orpingtons then I will consider that as a last resort.

I have a bantam silkie x cochin who is suddenly not feeling good at all. When my kids went to let the flock out to forage, she was very slow coming to the door and then almost fell over when she came down the steps. She just stood there, kind of wobbling. She's alert and I don't see any signs of...

I have discovered a mouse problem in the area where we store the chicken feed. I have a half bag of scratch that is contaminated with mouse droppings. I am very reluctant to use it now, but I am not sure if I am being overly cautious. Is there a real issue with feeding this to our birds - not...

I have two partridge pullets that aren't the typical partridge colouring. I'd love to hear any insight you can give me on what they have going on colour wise and whether it's dominant or recessive.

I have two partridge pullets that aren't the typical partridge colouring. I'd love to hear any insight you can give me on what they have going on colour wise and whether it's dominant or recessive.

I have a 2 year old English orpingtons hen who is losing condition. She's always had a problem with a messy butt, but she has incredibly long feathers and fluff and I assumed that this was the reason. She is a really big bird, but she is losing weight now. They're all eating soaked organic whole...

I have the sweetest little bird that I am really hoping is a pullet. It had silver partridge colouring as a chick. It doesn't act roosterish at all, and the two flock roosters have accepted it with no problem. This leads me to believe that it is a pullet - but I would love some other opinions...

I am pretty clueless about the genetics involved and was hoping someone could explain to me why there are yellow chicks that grow up white and also silvery coloured chicks. I'll put example pics of two chicks from my latest hatch. What's behind these differences please?

I have never seen a chick with this coloration. It's a silkie mix and it doesn't have the chipmunk markings on its back and head. Just wondering if anyone can enlighten me as to what colour it might grow into?

I have a couple of 4 week old chicks that I am wondering if they are ready to start eating fermented grains? They love the fermented mush, but I'd like to start transitioning them to the soaked grains soon. When is a good age to do this please?

I have a 3.5 week old chick that was striped as a baby. It doesn't act like a rooster (yet), but I am confused about the chest feather colours. I'm not seeing patterns there, but no black either. Do you think this is a pullet?

Just wondering how soon you can sex these? The adult birds are easy to tell apart, but how early do they start to show differences?

I have two chicks that I saved back from the last hatch I did. I was wondering what colour these would end up being? They're silkie mixes.

I have a couple of hens that have extremely tough eggshells. My last hatch those were the only ones that didn't hatch. They got all the way, but were unable to pip. I have had to put the one hen down (internal issues) and would really like to be able to get some of her babies. Is there anyway I...

We have a young rooster (white orpington - hatchery) who has always had loud breathing. He has always seemed to be perfectly healthy, his comb looks normal, poop is normal, eating layer feed for a few weeks (we were transitioning from a higher protein diet during the winter and moulting). The...

My old incubator was running just fine, for a few days (set the eggs last Thursday) and the temp has been sitting right on the money. Now today, I am having trouble getting the temp up - wondering if I need to replace the thermostat? The ambient temp is exactly the same so I know that's not the...

I have a very large English orpington hen that has what I believe is bumblefoot. She's had it for a couple of weeks and I have been doing Epsom salts soaks and honey dressings. The swelling is actually mostly on the outside of her foot - not directly under her foot. I have been waiting for a...

I have a young bantam cochin x silkie hen who has been dealing with sour crop since last week. I started her on miconazole cream 2% on Wednesday and have been giving it (with difficulty!!) twice a day. Initially she showed some improvement - but today is back to bubbly stinky burps and obviously...

I have a 7 week old chick that I have noticed has a bulging crop that seems hard. They're still eating starter/grower and there's grit in their food. They have been getting greens that we bring in for them as they're stuck in the brooder until the coop extension is completed. I have them on pine...

I moved my almost 6 week old orpington chicks out of the brooder to our chicken tractor yesterday. Temps are in the 80's in the day6, but getting down to the 40's at night. They are feathered in - are they going to be OK with these night time temps? Next Monday is supposed to be in the 30's at...