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So I have these cute gray little silkies that are crossed with something else but I can't seem to pin point it! I have a black and white polish a bantam silver laced Cochin then I have a mix big rooster but wasn't sure if he could mate with the Silkie cause of his size. Any help would be...

I have a variety of pullets some Easter Eggers, a buff Orpington, jersey giant, golden and silver laced wyandott, barred rock, and a light brahma. I also have other hens that have been laying for at least 6 months but today I found a very tiny egg laying on the ground in the chicken area. Could...

I have a sebright hen and roo I gathered her eggs in hopes that I would hatch some baby golden laced sebright's. Well the little ones looking nothing like the pictures I've seen online of them. They have feathers on their legs So I know that 2 of my other rooster must have bred her. I'm trying...

I was just wondering how everyone disposes of un-hatched eggs that didn't make it in the incubator?

My question is if you cross a Silkie with any other breed are the offspring always going to have 5 toes? I'm trying to figure out if it was my Silkie roo or my Cochin too that mated with my sebright because the babies do not look like they are supposed too if she was bread by my sebright...

I came across this picture on the Internet and was wondering if anyone knows what breed it is? I found it on devianart and the breed wasn't listed

Hi I ordered these chickens from mailorderpoultry.com they said they were Ameraucana but I'm starting to think they look more like Easter Eggers... Also I think one is a cockerel what do you guys think?hes the last 2 picks I posted.

Ok so my bantam silver laced Cochin went broody and was laying on 8 eggs hers and some from my other hens. 4 of them hatched and after those hatched she got off the nest with her babies and left the other 4 eggs in the nest I wondered if she would go back but by the end of the day she never did...

Or if not what breed do you think he is?

Hi I got these 2 birds from a friend a few months ago she thought they were hens at the time but they have proven different! Just heard them both crow today! She said they were a farm mix with amaracauna and something else any idea what the something else would be and is it even Americauna?

So I have a still air incubator I have the temp set at 100...... I have tried hatching 2 different batches and when I candle them on day 7 I'm not seeing any signs of life.. What could I be doing wrong? My should all be fertile I'm getting them from my hens in the yard...I will post a pic of the...

Hi so I had a lady give me some white leghorns she was given them as well and had them for 2 weeks before she gave them to me.. She said they did not lay one egg when she had them but the lady she got them from said they did lay at one point and then stopped.. They are 10 months old that's what...

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So I ordered some chicks from Meyer Hatchery and I ordered 15 total chicks 2 blue Orps, 2 Golden Laced Wyandottes, 1 Blue laced red Wyandotte and 2 blue Andalusians.. All Hens Except for 1 Roo Blue Orp. Then I filled the rest of my order with 8 from the rare breed assortment I think I know what...

i ordered some chicks from the Meyer hatchery and to fill my order I ordered some chicks from the rare breed assortment and I have most of them figured out all but this little girl!! Any help here?

Hi my guinea was attacked by something not sure what but maybe could have been a hawk 3 of my guineas are gone without a trace and 2 came back to the coop one unharmed and the other with his eyes closed tight the feathers on his neck were a little ruffled but there was no blood at all.. Just...

Hi we have some chickens that we bought from a feed and seed store. we picked 6 out of a mixture of chicks and they said they didnt know what sex or breed they were hoping someone here can help me out on this.

Just getting started in raising chickens and I already love them. We still do not know what kind of chickens they are or what sex they are is there any certain way to tell the sex other than waiting until they lay or crow.. And if I post pics could someone maybe help me out with the breed. We...