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Hi all! I have another question about my young guinea flock... About a month ago, when they were about 3 months old I started letting them free range. Soon after, I noticed one guinea acting very strange. It was struggling to keep up with the rest of the flock, acting sick or crippled. It...

Hi all! I've been raising chickens for about 7 years, but I'm new to Guinea Fowl and I have a question! We recently moved to a very wooded area on a small river. There are hundreds of acres of woods behind our house, 4 of which belong to us. We've had a terrible time with ticks, so I decided...

My 3 broody bantam hens have been passing the same 4 eggs back and forth for the past 3 weeks, and surprisingly, they are all developing just fine. The problem is, 2 of the eggs have hatched, and I found both babies pecked to death! I wasn't seriously trying to hatch the eggs at first - There...

Hello everyone! Does anyone know where I can get 2 or 3 ducklings near Birmingham, AL? I would prefer Mallards, but am not too picky on the breed. Thanks in advance! -Melissa

Hi everyone. I have a 5 week old Silkie chick that I got from Cackle hatchery, and I just noticed the other day that its beak is crooked on its face! It is not a crossbeak - the top and bottom of the beak line up fine - but the entire beak is pointed sideways, sort of like the whole thing was...

I have several white Silkie chicks for sale. They were laid and hatched by my Silkie hens. They started hatching Saturday April 3 and some of them hatched on Easter I will not ship them, but I would be willing to meet you somewhere if I am too far from you.

I've been calling TSC almost every day this week asking about the chick shipment! They finally came in today so I had to go *look* at them Anyone wanna help me figure out what I got? I got them all out of the bantam bin. #1 I got 2 of these #2 #3 Has feathered feet... #4 #5 I...

I was reading up on the Standard of Perfection for Silkies and came across this: http://www.hattricksilkies.net/articles_split_wing.html About half of my week-old Silkie chicks seem to have split wings. Is this something (like the crest) that will change as the bird ages, or will the wings...

Hey everyone! I have been looking all over for an exhaustive list on silkie color crossing, but I'm having no luck! Do you think we could make one??? If you breed silkies, please post what you know about what possible colors result from crossing any 2 parent colors! For instance, all I know...

The lady at our Post Office woke us up this morning, and sweet DH jumped out of bed and drove me over there so that I could ride back with the peeping box in my lap We found out later today that his father will be in the hospital for the next week while they do an emergency multiple bypass...

Hi everyone! I already posted this in the Raising Baby Chicks section, but someone told me I might have better luck here... I have a 2 day old chick that seems to have a problem with her right eye - it's watery and she keeps scratching at it. Whenever I look at it more closely, it looks like...

Hi everyone! I have a 2 day old chick that seems to have a problem with her right eye - it's watery and she keeps scratching at it. Whenever I look at it more closely, it looks like she has just scratched some of her fluff into her eye, so I'll brush it out for her...but it keeps watering, and...

Two of my banty hens have been broody for a little over 3 weeks now, and I was starting to get discouraged because none of their eggs had hatched. Well, this morning, I went out to check in on them, and we have a chick!!! This has been their first time being broody and my first hatching...

When I let my chickens out of their run to free range in the back yard, they love to go under the wild bird feeders and pick up what the birds have dropped on the ground. I buy the Songbird Garden seed by Morning Song from Sam's. Is this safe for my flock? Thanks in advance!!

I've searched all over the internet and can't find an answer to this question... Two of my hens have been broody for about 2 weeks now. I'm new to chickens, and this is my first brooding experience - so needless to say I "check on them" a lot They seem to be trading eggs back and forth and...

Hello everyone! Does anyone know where I can purchase some silkie chicks near Birmingham, AL? I'm looking to add a couple of white and a partridge or buff to my pair of blue silkies, but the place I bought them from only has blue ones... Any info is greatly appreciated! <3 Melissa

I've really been having fun finding out what treats my chicks like best. It's so cute to watch them come running to see what I have Their absolute favorite thing (well, pobably tied with mealworms) is boiled, pureed sweet corn mixed with plain yogurt. They go bonkers over it! : How much is...

Hello everyone, I can't find anything online about using sand as bedding for baby chicks, but it seems like it would be a good idea. Since a little sand is recommended for them anyway, it doesn't seem like it would harm them, and it seems like it would be easy to keep clean since you could just...