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Does anyone know what breed or gender this is. We woke up with it in our yard. We have a rooster and some buff hens in our backyard so we figure it was attracted by them

Hello, My 1yr 3month old lavender amaracauna rooster that I raised from a baby has suddenly started attacking one of my 13 hens. She is a perfectly healthy brahma hen that he has been with since he was little. One day after work we discover her bleeding from the back of her neck in their...

A new chicken showed up in our neighborhood and after it wandering around unclaimed and alone for a few weeks we caught her. We have a mixed flock of 12 hens and 1 roo so we figured whats one more. However we are unsure of the gender or age of it. I think it is a she as the rooster tries to woo...

This is whinnie my wheaton ameraucana and her 4 adopted baby chicks. When I got them and put them under her they were already 4 days old. Tomorrow will be a week since she has been with them yet she still hasnt even tried to take them outside. Other broodies I had would take there babies out...

Hello, I have a RIR hen whos eye I noticed was swollen today upon further inspection I noticed in the swollen eye there is a white bubble of sorts. Her other eye is not swollen nor does it have the white like her swollen eye. What is it and what do I do to treat it. She is healthy otherwise as...

Hello everyone, I am curious as to whether there is an age when one of my two roos will take charge of the flock? I have two 5 month old Ameracauna roos who have been crowing a month and a half and recently started to practice mating with two pullets their age by force. They have grown up with...

Im not sure if this is the right place to post but its about plants so hopefully in belongs in this forum. I have two 7-8week old orpington chicks whos adoptive mother hen decided they were old enough to live without her protection from their 11 other mature hen and 4 month old roo flockmates...

Hello, today was the first non stormy and cloudy day for almost a week so I let my girls free range since I was home. I left the house for 10mins top to get something from a neighbor and when i got back i interrupted a chick kidnapping in progress. A stray cat was trying to catch my 4 week old...

Hello everyone, I had bought 6 straightrun chicks from a local Ameraucana breeder and unfortunately 4 of the 6 turned out to be roos. I have neither the amount of hens nor the extra coop space to get the numbers of hens needed to accommodate all four cockerels although i wish I could and love...

Hello everyone, I had bought 6 straightrun chicks from a local Ameraucana breeder and unfortunately 4 of the 6 turned out to be roos. I have neither the amount of hens nor the extra coop space to get the numbers of hens needed to accommodate all four cockerels although i wish I could and love...

Hello Everyone, On June 6th of this year I had bought six 3-4week old Americana chicks straight run from a local breeder, they are almost 4 months now. From the day I purchased them I placed them in a 16x16 broody pen with a coop that is inside my larger chicken run for my hens. They stayed in...

4 of my six americauna chicks turned out to be roos, one black,one lavender, and two are really pretty but I dont know what theie feathering color is officially called. If anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated :) Roo1 Roo 2

Hello, i have 6 ameraucana chicks and have all there genders down except for my lavender. Could anyone let me know whether they think its a boy or girl. He/she is about 13-14weeks old. Thanks in advance[/IMG][/IMG][/IMG]

I have six 12 week old ameracauna's and was wondering when is it safe to introduce them to my (6) year and a half and (4) 6month old hens. They have been in a 16x16 broody pen that is in the 100x60 ft fenced in area/run where they can be seen by but not touched by my older hens for atleast a...

Hello! 2 1/2 monthes ago I had one of my hens go broody on me. I tried everything to "break" her of it but nothing would work. Not locking her out of the coop, removing the eggs daily, putting her in a cage with nothing but food and water to cool down her vent, or letting her sit in a bucket of...

Hello I need help sexing 10-12 week old ameraucauna chicks. Ive posted them before but i didnt get many replies and others said they were to young at the time. The pics arnt the best but are the best i could get at the time. Thanks in advance:)

Hello, i have a 10 week old chick that lost the back of its scalp and neck to a pred. She is on the mends and soon will be able to rejoin her 5 brothers/sisters once she is completely healed. My question is how to reintergrate her as she has been seperate and out of sight for a almost a month...

Hello about 2 weeks ago i posted pic of these chicks and was told they were to young to sex. im seeing alot of changes and am hoping they are old enough to sex now? Thank you in advance! Signed the seriously excited and impatient chicken owner Chick 1 Chick2 Chick 3 Chick4 Chick 5...

Hello, About 13 days ago a 8 week Ameracauna chick of mine got attacked by something and it took a chunk of skin off its neck about the size of two nickels in length and diameter. I found it in shock and bleeding and immediately removed it from its 8x8 broody pen where it lived with its 5...

Hello, i went outside to to feed my chicks this morning and realized only 5 of the 6 chicks ran to get food i put out on the ground for them. I found the 6th on under their elevated broody house and the skin off his neck/head is gone! They are in an enclosed 11X11 pen and its predetor proof so...