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She looks nearly identical to the other Marans but clearly has yellow foot pads. Is there a chance that she is an Australorp Cochin cross? First three photos are of her, second two are of the Australorp

My little cream legbar has been laying her eggs in a sneaky little place under the house. Temperatures have dropped to about -2.5 C since she has started laying. My question is; can I put them in the incubator or are the destined to be eating eggs. Thanks

I have been waiting for weeks for my copy of the standard of perfection to arrive. It got here today and although it was published in 2012, it is the 1905 edition!! It said that no where on the ad. I have been waiting to choose my culls based on the arrival of this book. I have lavender Orps and...

I have a bresse hen who has always been odd looking - she has a sort of shrunken face and not very brightly coloured comb and wattles. She is 6 months old. Today I noticed that she is gurgling when she breathes. She also has greyish crustose around her eye which makes me wonder if that's what...

My chicken is recovering from the trauma that I posted about in another thread she burns the skin off half of her body and I think he has a sprained or broken ankle she seemed to be feeling a lot better wanting to eat but now this is what she does when she tries to eat should I be mushing up her...

I found my sweet black copper Maran hen outside with a bunch of her feathers and skin gone. The only thing beside her was some string so I'm thinking maybe she was tangled in it but I'm not sure as there's also an odd bump on her back. She also won't put any weight on her opposite foot. As far...

I've tried Vaseline, olive oil, Elizabeth Arden 8 hour cream, Epsom salt baths, and pour on ivermectin but his red scaley feet look the same. What can I do? His feet look painful and some feather follicles seem 'plugged'. He has lots of room to roam on grass and no one else in the flock has feet...

What can I do to get these hens to breed^ I picked up some SL Wyandotte hens about two months ago and they have been in with my Cochin cross roo since then but they refuse to be bred. I had them out free ranging with my younger roos yesterday and when the younger guys tried to mate with them...

I see that there are a few threads like this but her symptoms aren't quite the same as the others. She is about 2-3 months old. She is a Lavender Orpington. I have had her for approx a month. Before she came to me she had never been outside. she is from a reputable breeder though. Here she has...

These two are siblings. Both have the extra toe but only the naked neck one has black skin. Any ideas of what I would get if bred with black silkies? Could the white fella have babies with naked necks? What kind of colouring would you think I'd get? I'm debating if I should keep them as a...

What can I do for this guy? I've wrapped him in a wet paper towel burrito and put him back in the incubator but nothing has changed in hours. He is crying constantly

I was told that this handsome roo is a Cochin cross of some sort. He is a total sweetheart and great with his ladies. The lovely black hen was described as a Maran who lays the wrong colour eggs (I highly doubt that - I'm told she lays a creamy pink egg but can't confirm. All the eggs...

Not sure if this is the correct thread... Our area is expecting a heat wave, upwards of 40 C (104 F) this weekend. I am away and have house sitters. Do you have any suggestions to keep my little flock from overheating? The five full grown chickens have a large run with large shady trees but I...

A bad egg either exploded or was broken open and the stink is covering the other eggs, this happened a few days ago but I was away. Yesterday I moved the hen and her clutch to a new nest. Two eggs have hatched with another pipping. The chicks are very small. One of the eggs was 'ticking' last...

No avian vet. I noticed blood on eggs the last three days. She always has a lot to say after laying an egg but this look terrible!

3 of my banties eggs (Orpington Cochin cross) hatched on the 14 one stared peeping last night but she is now not sitting on it. I put the egg under another hen who just started sitting on 12 eggs that I ordered for now but I don't want her to abandon her eggs either. I have a home made brooder...

I've just received my order of fertile eggs. I have access to an incubating service and my very broody Orphington. How many eggs should I give her? She will be a first time mom. Thanks!

One of my hens (very small Old English Game) is sitting. If I put a few chicks under her in the night (during the time that her chicks are hatching) will she take them as her own? Thanks

Hi! My very small Old English Game Bantie is sitting on her eggs- I finally found her nest, under the dog house, sneaky girl. She has been in the same pen as a large Cochin Rooster. I saw him hop on her once (poor thing, I didn't even realize it would be attempted!). Is there any chance that...

Two weeks ago I got some chickens. I saw they had scaly leg mites but wanted to give them a chance to relax in their new home before I started treating then in the night. Now that I've started, I see that two of the hens (both seven) look like they might have bumblefoot. The first photos are...