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I have a broody who has been sitting on eggs since April 22 which makes today like day 26. She started with 15 and is down to 6. Some have just been kicked out as shells, others she kicked out the whole egg. I broke open the whole eggs and all of them have had chicks in some stage of...

I rescued this guy last year and he was 1 in March. I figured it would be nice to know what he is since he is so gorgeous. I was told he was a RIR but I have never personally seen one with feathered legs so I am not sure if that is correct. Any suggestions?

Can any one tell me what this chick most likely is? I have been trying to look at pics online but I am horrible at it because I think they look the same

My chick hatched this morning and her eyes open but she keeps them closed even when walking around. I have 4 others that hatched and they don't seem to have a problem. Has anyone experienced this before?

My husband and son went to the store for me to get layer and chick feed. My grandson was in the cart and removed the tags from the bags and now we cant tell which is the chick food. Will it harm the chicks to eat layer food.

I have a 1 year old welsummer. She is about 6lbs. She has been laying and acting fine until this morning. I found her under the bottom row of nesting boxes. and picked her up which is unusual for this particular bird. I took her out into the yard with the other chickens that were enjoying the...

I had to move my broody hen out of the pen with the other hens because they were getting in the nest with her and adding more eggs. She started out on 17 on Tuesday the 19 but ended up with 22 on Wednesday the 20. Anyways, when I moved her, I did it at night and she was on the nest when I went...

My poor girl has a very swollen abdomen. I have been reading up on egg binding and I am not so sure that is what the problem is. I cant feel anything hard like I thought. I have had her in the house since yesterday and have given her 2 sitz baths but no egg. I can see her muscles almost...

Hello from Alaska. Have been reading BYC for a long time and finally decided to register. Have been raising chickens for about 4 years and love it more and more all the time. {It's easier than using a computer in my opinion} Look forward to learning even more.