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Hi, We've had numerous chickens as backyard pets/eggs over the years and added ducks this year. We kept the ducklings in the house until they were feathered out. My kids held them, hand fed them, the ducklings imprinted. We let them out to the coop and run (it was just ducklings at this...

Hi...this one has a slightly bigger comb and wattles than some of the others...girl??? hopefully? 16 weeks...she and our rooster were bumping chests for a day...but now they hang out together..roost together, peck at the ground together etc. Would 2 cockerels be this close with each other? or...

Hi, Of our chickens this one acts a little unusual compared to the rest of the "girls"...there was a recent fox attack which she escaped so not sure if it is due to that or rooster hormones kicking in. No crowing. Just becoming more aggressive with our dog and cats, etc. Here's her/his...

Hi, So we were able to tell right away who out of our brown Leghorns at this age are girls and boys, but the EEs I'm clueless;)! I had read somewhere that EEs can sometimes be color sexed (boys get the dark reddish colors)...these chicks are still really young and in the group of chicks I...

Happy Thanksgiving! So having trouble sexing these two since I'm not used to the breed. One is a Light Brahma and the other a Blue Andalusion - both are 12 weeks old and from MPC. The light brahma has always been bossy with everyone...not sure if alpha pullet or a lil' roo? The andalusion...

We had this unusual egg shell today, with purplish raised dots...is this a sign of something lacking in diet or too much calcium? Any ideas? Thanks!

Hi, We are thinking of keeping our sweet polish roo as a flock rooster. We hadn't planned on a rooster, but he is very sweet so far with the family...so if we use him as a breeder to our red stars, JG, Easter Egger, welsummer, etc....what are these chickens going to look like and lay like ...

Hi, We bought 2 jersey giants from a breeder (local). One has all red on face/ears/comb, but the other is starting to get white earlobes. Could it be that the breeder crossed with a Minorca? We are new to chickens so not sure if this is unusual. Also she was the first to lay an egg this...

1. Please post picture of your hen/rooster/chick,etc. cooling down in this summer heat! 2. Contest ends August 1st and winners (top 3) will be posted on 8/1 at 5pm. 3. Have fun with this contest!!! 4. Please post name/breed/age when posting pic. 5. Example photo will be posted below....

We hatched these 2 out. They are 7 weeks old. Any thoughts on whether they are girls or boys??? Thanks!! First set of pics: Bird 1 Bird 2:

Hi, So we have our 12 laying pullets and kids are loving having chickens. We are going to add a couple more chicks to the flock, more for "showing" purposes than laying. My daughter wants to show locally. Are there any breeds that are more unusual that might give an advantage at shows for...

Hi, Our welsummers will be 16 weeks when the county fair is here. Is that too young to show a pullet? it's a big fair, lots of birds, open show. Thanks!

Hi, I seem to be having a fly problem! I put DE in the coop which has actually been pretty fly free, it's the free range area around the coop that is attracting all the flies. Just spread some DE around the ground out there too - so hopefully will improve. Any other things/products to...

So we've added so many chickens we've run out of room and need a bigger coop ! We planned for 4 chickens and are up to 12 now - lol. Need to buy a bigger coop. There is a local amish barn place that sells coops for over a $1000 all ready to go (wood, roosts, nest boxes,etc.) and would fit the...

Hi, We are thinking about showing at our local county fair. My daughter is 10 and would love to enter her Jersey Giant. I've been trying to read a bit how it's done and so far - know we should provide food dish, food, water. The fair rules state the building with the coops will be closed...

Hi, We have 2 four month old jersey giants...think one might be a rooster - redder face, fanned tail - any thoughts?? A pic of the 2 of them together -suspected boy in front: Pic 1 of boy/girl? pic 2 of boy/girl? If boy, any knowledge of how jersey giant roosters usually act -...

Hi, From a complete beginner's eye, I'm thinking we have a boy and a girl welsummer. Hoping for 2 girls, but what do you think?? One has such pointy back feathers, but very small comb. He/She is such a sweetheart of the 4 we have! This is "pepsi" who we think might be a boy since the tail...

Hi, Our first hatch (very exciting)! We have a mini brinsea. Our 2 polish eggs hatched this morning. They both pipped yesterday. Our BCM egg, hasn't pipped yet. Today is the due date so still early, but wondering - do smaller eggs hatch sooner? The polish were MUCH smaller than the BCM. I...

These are pics of the same EE "anna" - boy or girl? She's bigger than our other one and pinker comb, but doesn't walk as upright or as pointy tail feathers as the other. This is "marie" the other EE: This is both of them together: