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I have a 10 week old pullet I was hoping to take to a show at the end of the month. She is 10 weeks old now and fully feathered, but still isnt quite clucking. Her voice is still changing. Is it ok to take a chicken that young to a show or is that some kind of instant disqualification? (Im new...

I think my birds have it. Ugh. I was going to sell a few of them but now that wouldnt be right. So now I am overrun with chickens I cant sell. Is there any way to get rid of it? I thought my roo was just beat up from fighting, but as I got a closer look, it looks like pox and some of the hens...

My Brahma pullets have been getting into a pile of orange tree trimmings in my yard complete with oranges still attached to the branches. The silly birds seem to have developed a taste for them and now they seek them out so they can peck away at them until their heads are covered with orange...

Well, I carefully placed a queen size sheet in the back of my Toyota Highlander to go get some hay for my horses. (My farm truck stopped running, so I am having to use my soccer mom vehicle to get hay for a while) I apparently wasnt all that careful, because I closed the hatchback on the sheet...

Which are the chicks with the white dots on their heads? Male or female?

I have several Pekins and Crested Pekins. In June they began moulting, and stopped laying. Well, they have been done moulting for a few weeks now, and still arent laying. I thought maybe it was because of the heat here in Florida, but I read in another post that someone in Florida has more eggs...

I might be moving there in a few months...are there any chicken people up there on the tundra?

"Mama Bird" doesnt get along with my other chickens or my ducks. She wont roost with the others, gets beat up by my ducks, she picks on my other chickens, and she has decided to roost on my husbands 2008 toyota. Needless to say, he is quite mad. Other than that, she is a nice hen. So, if...

Out of 14 duck eggs, only 4 have hatched and one was/is deformed-looking. I did get one really nice little runner and 2 pekins. The deformed guy looks like he has a crooked neck. I thought he would die but he is hanging in there. Its a shame because he was/is a really pretty color. The hatch...

Ok, I have 10 runners and 3 pekins in the bator. 2 of the pekins hatched early, maybe because they were older eggs than the runners. ? (which were shipped to me) I stupidly took the 2 hatched pekins out after they dried because the others really arent due until tomorrow. So anyway, the pekins...

Should they have a white tips on their wings when they have fully feathered out?

For day-old ducklings, should I moisten the starter feed?

They are still on the turner. I was candling one and realized it had a pip! This is premature isnt it? Should I stop turning now for the rest ?? Help ! I dont want to mess up this hatch!

Anyone have a website where I can print off a basic baby chick care sheet to give with some babies I am giving away to new chicken owners?

Right now they are 6 weeks old and unsexed. They are a mutt mix of barred rock and cochin/brahma mix. No one wants them, so I guess I will eat them.

I candled mine at 7 days and now at 14. When should I do it again or should I just leave them be until the 25th day? And wow do the air cells look weird on shipped eggs!

I have some duck eggs in the bator on day 7. I candled them tonight and one of them appears to be developing on one side of the egg, and the other side is clear. Does anyone know what might be happening? Should I toss that one or give it some more time?

I set some duck eggs 4 days ago that were shipped to me. I noticed when I received them that the air cell had moved to the side, so I put them in an egg carton for a few hours with the small side down. The air cell is now where it is supposed to be, but my question is has there been some kind of...

How do you clean them? Ducks are so filthy. Should I just try using a brillo pad without water? Or is it different with duck eggs?

And I am in Florida! I dont know what else to do. I have added water, I put a sponge in there as well. I do hear peeping but no pips yet. Should I just leave it alone ? I have the Genesis bator. I think I screwed it up because when I unplugged the turner the other day and was placing the eggs...