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We have 6 Cochin Bantams that are 7 weeks old. They were hatched in the coop via a broody and were living happily alongside their "big sisters". On Thanksgiving day, we took in 8 hens from my parents' flock that they are getting rid of. I had a few concerns at the time, mainly because I...

We recently hatched out 6 Cochin Bantams. They are only 6 weeks old at the moment, and are in with the rest of our flock, which consists of the description in my signature. It appears that I have at least two cockerels in the group, one smooth and one frizzled. If the group stays as it is, I...

As a follow up to their 4 week old pictures , here they are @ 6 weeks. I am thinking 2 cockerels (D & E?), but they are tough to figure since I have never had Cochins before and have no idea how fast their wattles turn red. They all seem to be turning red faster than our RIR or BR did, but...

I recently adopted 8 hens from my parents, who are cutting back on their flock. They are from the same chick orders as our hens were, and as referenced in a different post , I did not feel that the situation warranted a 30-day quarantine period. Another concern has popped up, though. Our...

I am familiar with the idea of quarantining any new additions to a flock for 30 days or so to eliminate possible contamination. But, what about when you know the source and are reasonably sure that the birds are 100% healthy? We split orders of chicks with my parents so that we each ended up...

I know they are awfully young to try sexing, but what do you think? My hunch is 2 cockerels, 4 pullets, but I am pretty new at this. They were all hatched within 24 hours on October 17th-18th. Also, am I right in thinking that I have 2 regular Cochin and 4 Frizzles?

I don't know much about these. We got the eggs in a swap from a lady in town when our little bantam went broody. We got the idea to let her set and they just hatched today. They lady has not replied to my emails asking what breed they were, so please take a look. I know they are bantams, and...

We have little Japanese Bantam that went broody about 10 days ago. I tried breaking her from it for a few days, then decided that I would look for some eggs for her to set on and see what happens. Craigslist brought me a couple of egg offers, and I picked up 7 bantam eggs today for her to try...

Our birds are all over 20 weeks in age, and on occasion I have noticed what looks like a bit of blood in their droppings in the morning. The first time I saw it was after one of them laid a large double-yolker, so I assumed it was related. Yesterday I noticed a couple of spots that had small...

We have a trio of RIR that are 20 weeks and are from the same order as my mother's, one of which has been laying for well over a week. I know that they all mature at different rates, etc., and considering the feeding dilemma from before, I would not be surprised that ours were late...

When we bought our house, there was an old shed that had been semi-converted to a coop, but had some issues. I made a few modifications, including putting up an interior wall to make a storage area and block drafts from a warped door that still needs to be rebuilt. The coop is a spacious 10'...

I'll be the first to admit that I have made a lot of mistakes with starting our flock. Part of it comes from a month-long delay in a chick order, part from me wanting to mix ducks and chickens, and part from inexperience. I've always had their best interest in mind, but here is what happened...

Can anyone give their best wager as to what these 4 are, both breed and sex? The one named Bubba seems to be a female for sure, but the other 3 are up in the air as none of them have started to crow and they are all 14-16 weeks old. Bubba (center bird) seems to be part Barred Rock, and is...

Greetings, New member from northern WI here. We started a flock in April, mainly for the benefit of our daughter, who was is Kindergarten at the time. We have a dog and she has a few fish, but it is a good learning experience for her to raise chickens. (And as a bonus, the eggs will be...