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Quote: They cant, the only birds that i know of that can smell are vultures. I dont think the sunscreen would do any harm, but i've never tried it. You could always make a saddle.

Quote: Yes, without a door predators will get in. The cat door wouldnt work to keep anything out either, and the chickens might not be able to figure out how to get through it.

Maybe mutts, it looks like a few of them are buff barred (i think thats what it's called, im a little rusty on my chicken facts atm) Edit: The black ones may be black sexlinks

Happy birthday!

Quote: You can always use a live trap, and tell the neighbors politely to try to keep their cats in their yard. Or you could SSS

Im gonna say roo also, sorry.

...have layed the biggest eggs, which have layed the most, and which have been the most broody? Biggest egg: Red sexlink Most eggs: production red Most broody: Old English Game Bantam

Quote: I hope it works out for him

Quote: I agree with this, exept for EE #3 i think its a pullet. Im not positive though

Quote: If he's mature, the layer feed should be fine.

Quote: It's perfectly normal to get a wrinkled, or soft, or shelless, or double yolked, etc. egg every now and then. It is VERY frequent with new layers too.

Maybe EE X brahma?

The offspring will be black with red leakage, and the eggs should be a light brown/tan color.

Quote: I feed all the scraps left over from processing

Well, my hatch didnt go as well as i hoped and only one hatched. I dont want him to be alone while he's growing up (he has a mirror and stuffed animal right now) and the local feed store is gunna start selling chicks soon, but he's already a week and a half old. Should i buy more chicks, or will...

As others have already said, it sounds like scaly leg mites. The most effective treatment i have ever used for this was spraying their feet/shanks with WD40. ETA: Yes, it's safe to treat them now.

Quote: Quinoa (sp?) It's high in protein, and easy to grow/harvest.

Quote: Thanks! I got them from a hatchery, so i didnt plan on using them for breeding.

I agree, it sounds like frostbite.

All of my feather footed chickens have a small, stubby "outer toe" (i dont know the proper name, but its the toe that has the feathers growing out of it) and the chickens nail is sticking straight out. Is this normal for feather footed breeds, or is it a problem? All of my clean legged chickens...