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Here is a photo of my 7 week old Ameracauna or E.E. Got her as a day-old from a local breeder who called her an Ameracauna, but I am never sure. I did see his breeding pen and there were a lot of different colored birds in there. He stated that all his Ameracauna eggs are turquoise blue and...

i came home for lunch from work and my barred rock is standing still in the doorway between the run and coop with her mouth open, making horrible bubbly croaking sounds. She has white areas around her beak, but may just be spittle? Also, I notice lots of diarrhea. She won't walk around or...

My Gray (or black?) Japanese Bantam Chick doesn't seem to look like other chick photos I see online of Japanese Bantam chicks. He/She is very "smooth" feathered instead of as fluffy as my other chicks which are all different breeds. I got them all from a local chicken breeder, so I am just...

I have 9 chicks with their adoptive Mama hen in a large grow-out pen. Of the 9, 3 are silkies and one is a Japanese Bantam. The other 5 are Golden Laced Wyandotte, Copper Marans, and Ameracauna. At two weeks old, the size difference has become quite noticeable. Will the small breeds be "safe"...

I gave my broody BO 9 chicks about 10 days ago. After the first 5 days, we moved them all out of the coop and into a corner of the run due to space issues. She has been doing a great job of keeping them warm. We've had several warmer days, especially last weekend when we moved them into the run...

I currently have my BO and her nine adopted chicks in an enclosure around her nest box which is 2' wide and 6' long. The chicks will be a week old tomorrow (Sat., Feb 14th). She spends most of the time during the day out in the broody enclosure with them underneath her and really only seems to...

I was newbie to BYC when I ordered my first-ever chicks through our local feed store and received our 4 "babies" in late Feb. 2014. So when my BO went broody, I came in to work asking if anyone had a wire-bottom cage that I could use to "break" her (don't worry, when I say "break" I just mean...

About three weeks ago, two of my four 19-week old pullets started squatting. I was so excited! One week later, my Easter Egger started laying a small green egg every other day. Now at 22-weeks, she is laying the small green egg every day, but the other chickens are still not laying. Eventually...

This is going to sound strange, but I have found what looks like a very dried-up shell-less egg around my yard and in the chicken pen. I've found three of them. The strangest part is that I found them after I got what I thought was my first egg from my Easter Egger. Hers was small, but perfect...

Not sure if this is normal or could be indicative of something else. She is our alpha, so I am not sure that another hen would peck her, but can you tell me if mites or some other condition could cause this? Thanks. She is 20 weeks old.

I am so excited to share that two of my four 20-week old pullets (hens now?) squatted when I went to pet them yesterday evening. They are the two lowest in the pecking order - a Silver-Laced Wyandotte and an Easter Egger. I am excitedly awaiting eggs and can't wait to see who lays first. Is...

As a newbie, I am looking for reassurance. My pullets are almost 19 weeks. My Buff Orpington - Daisy seems to be the top gal with another assertive girl right behind her (barred Plymouth Rock). At the bottom of the 4 girls are my Easter Egger and Silver Laced Wyandotte - Duchess. Poor Duchess...

I've searched and read through many older posts, but wanted to get a new consensus on roosting vs. non-roosting chickens. My four are 14-weeks old and roost in their run (and on my patio chairs!), but have developed a habit of sleeping on the floor of their raised coop ever since they were first...

I couldn't resist posting this photo. They are almost 12 weeks old.

I'm new to backyard chickens, so I found the following behavior quite interesting from my Barred Plymouth Rock pullet - Lulu. I have a flock of 4 pullets, each a different breed - all between 10 & 11 weeks old. While foraging in the backyard about 20-30 feet away from their coop and run, a...

I guess they may not be classified as chicks anymore at 8 weeks old, but... I swapped out their pine shavings in the coop where they sleep with Sweet PDZ yesterday while they were out and about in the yard and in their run. When it came time for them to "put themselves to bed" at dusk they...

Ducchess should be just under or at 3 weeks old. She was sold to us as a pullet within days of her hatching. Any first educated guesses as to if she is a Ducchess and not a Duke?

My 4 chicks have been in a plastic tote for about a week and a half and should be around that age except for the Ameracauna who looks several days older. I think they are going to need more room within a week. They keep trying to fly out of the tote and run up my arm when I'm changing...

My husband and I finally got our first chicks earlier this week! We moved to Texas 6 months ago from Florida and I was fascinated that we would be able to have chickens in our backyard. After months of research here and elsewhere, ordering a coop (and major modifications to enlarge both the coop...