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I have never hatched chicks before and instead always bought day old chicks, so excuse my inexperience. My Blue Wyandotte hen was sitting on two eggs that have gone through a lot, so I was sure they were not going to hatch. When I had her with the flock, she was sitting in a nest box and when...

I have no experience with this and would appreciate any help. One of the chicks we got this year turned out to be a cockerel. He is now five months old. We have never had a rooster before, and now that he is here, four out of my 20 hens have become broody. I have a couple of questions. 1) How...

This chick is 9 weeks old and was bought from a local farm store that mostly buys from Ideal hatchery. The chick was sold as a sexed White Plymouth Rock pullet, but it looks like a cockerel to me, and obviously is not all white. I am fine with having a cockerel since I have 20 hens and no...

I have a one-week old chick that I got from a bin at the local farm store labeled wyandottes, and then a list of possible colors. Is this indeed a Wyandotte, and what color is it? Blue? I am a little skeptical because blue wyandottes are supposed to be rare, but am not sure because while I have...

Hello all, Today I noticed one of my Cream Legbars is lethargic and has a very bad looking, dark and droopy comb. She also has runny, whitish smelly diarrhea. She lies still and is very lethargic. All other hens look and act normal. The sick hen is one year old. I have isolated her from the...

Hi all, I need advice on what to add to the water of my chicks that are currently being shipped from a hatchery. I have Poultry Nutri-Drench that I am going to add to their water. The dosage on the bottle says 4 fl. oz/ per gallon for age 1-4 days, so 1 fl/ oz in a quart. Does this sound like...

I an getting ready for my second set of chicks and I have a question about Corid. I have never used it before and am wondering if there is a difference between the 9.6% solution and the 20% soluble powder. Is one more convenient or stable or otherwise preferred? Last year I fed medicated...

Hello, I am a newbie and trying to find out if these are pullets (which is what they were sold as) or not. I posted pictures on an older thread but got no replies so am posting them here in case the older thread in inactive. These two Speckled Sussex chicks are five and a half weeks old...

Hi, I am new to raising chickens and just wanted to say thank you for all the information and advice here. I have already learned a lot. We have two young kids and the first thing I did was research the different breeds to find ones that would be suitable for our climate and our family. We...