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I have a 1.5 month old chick and I can't tell if this one is a boy or a girl. I can clearly tell with the other two chicks - all three are mixed breeds. This particular chick is half Australorp. I'm leaning toward it being a girl. Despite the larger comb and wattles, this chick has rounder...

I have two crossbreed chicks and I'm trying to figure out if the orange one is a he or a she. I'm 100% certain that the darker chick is a pullet. However, they are both the same age (they hatched on May 12th) but the orange chick has a larger comb and wattles. I've had roos in the past and it...

I picked up 12 baby chicks from the feed store today. All the babies seemed fine when I brought them home but I just checked on them and one of my red sexlinks was stuck on her back and cheeping loudly. She seems very weak and lethargic. I have a Brinsea Ecoglow brooder and all of my other...

I have an EE hen named Olive who was attacked by one of my turkeys last night. I brought her inside, stopped the bleeding and did my best to clean the wound. She has a hole in her neck and it seems like she's missing the skin over her scalp. I've put Neosporin on the wound to keep it from...

I brought in a egg from my coop this morning and cracked it open for my breakfast. It was from one of my easter egger hens and there was some weird debris attached to the yolk. It was green and looked hard/lumpy. The egg itself was green and I wondered if it was a calcium deposit of some kind...

Hi, I have two silkies and I am uncertain of the gender. They are two months old today (Hatched on St. Patricks day!) Any help in figuring out whether I have boys or girls would be greatly appreciated! White silkie chick Black silkie chick

I have a 4 month old pullet that I think might be severely constipated. The poor girls strains and cries, but not much comes out. Her bottom looks so sore! I've given her a number of epsom salt baths to help keep her bottom clean and it hasn't helped. A website suggested feeding yogurt for...

I have a chick that hatched on March 24th and appears to be a cross between my white leghorn rooster and one of my RIR hens. The chick hatched all yellow and is now developing red tinting/patches. I'm really hoping its a pullet. Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

My lavender orpington rooster, Cogburn, mated with my favorite buff hen, Amanda. The eggs are in the incubator and are all developing. Does anyone have pictures of a cross between the two? I'm so excited to see what they might look like!!! Cogburn, my Lavender Orpington rooster Amanda, my...

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My hen Marjorie (a Welsummer) has a strange growth on her chest. She isn't the friendliest chicken and won't let me get near her. I didn't notice this on her a few days ago, but then I wasn't closely looking. All of my other girls are fine. What should I do?! I don't want to put her down. Maybe...

Yesterday I noticed that one of my hens - Olive - was limping. She's at the bottom of the pecking order and very skittish and doesn't like to come anywhere near me unless I have food. It took some work but I managed to grab her this afternoon. Below are two photo's of her swollen toe. I'm...

Hi, My mother had a lawn company come out and spray the lawn for weeds, grubs, etc this morning. The company says they use "all natural" chemicals and that kids and pets can go back on the lawn 1-2hrs after spraying. My concern is that the chickens eat the grass and I don't want anything getting...

Two days ago my barred rock hen, Ima Chicken, was injured by a hawk. It hit her on the right side between her tail and her wing tip. I cleaned the wound and have been putting antibiotics on it. She's been staying inside the house in a large dog crate and has been eating, drinking and walking...

Yesterday my barred rock hen, Ima Chicken, was injured by a hawk. It attacked her right in front of me! I managed to get it off of her but she has a decent sized gash on her right side in between her tail and the tip of her wing. I washed the wound with warm water and it stopped bleeding. Today...

One of my sweet Barred Rock hen's was attacked right in front of me today by a hawk. The poor girl has a gash on her bottom and is missing some feathers. I have her resting comfortably on some hay in a cat carrier inside the house. It seems like the bleeding has stopped and I cleaned it with a...

Hi, I have three black pullets that are about three months old. They are all black with black feet. Their feathers have a greenish tinge to them as well. I think they are Australorps but I’m not 100% sure. It’s hard to find good pictures online. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hi, I have a five month old EE cockerel and he is huge. I know that boys are called cockerels until they reach one year old. How long does it take for a rooster to become fully grown? Thanks

Hi, I am trying to figure out the sex of two of my five week old chicks. One is a Welsummer and the other is a Rhode Island Red. I’m pretty sure that the RIR is a pullet. I’m not so sure about the Welsummer. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I have an almost 4 month old EE chicken that I need help sexing. Sadly, I think that my "Clementine" is actually a "Clem". Clemmie has a sister (Olivia) and a brother (Wild Bill). All three are the same age. I'm a little confused by the saddle feathers and tail. Wild Bill, Clemmie's brother...