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I have a 7 week old peachick that one of my hens hatched . She has always been with Chicken Mama and was introduced to the rest of the flock of chickens 3 days ago. They free range in the day and are locked up at night. I noticed that the chick had a drooping wing yesterday, but I couldn't...

I have a 7 week old peachick that one of my hens hatched . She has always been with Chicken Mama and was introduced to the rest of the flock of chickens 3 days ago. They free range in the day and are locked up at night. I noticed that the chick had a drooping wing yesterday, but I couldn't...

This is Milosh, my 7 week old Black Shoulder. Any guesses about gender? There are several green feathers on the back of its neck/ between shoulders (of course I couldn't get them to show up in the photos) and around the eyes.

A friend gave me 4 peafowl eggs to set under my broody hen. One hatched on day 23, I think (while we were on vacation- set them so we would be home in time for the hatch, go figure). We came home on day 24 and the chick was totally dry and walking around with mama in the coop. She didn't want...

I have a broody sitting on eggs due to hatch on 10/15. A second hen in my flock has gone broody and nothing seems to be working to break her. Can I just give her a couple of the eggs that will hatch next week? She doesn't have some internal calendar or something like that, does she? Any advice...

Our 15 chicks we hatched are 26 weeks old today. I have been extremely anxious as NONE of them were laying yet!! My friend has 8 of the chicks I hatched at the same time and hers started laying at 20 weeks! Today I checked and...we got 3 tiny eggs!! I attribute the delay to a perfect storm...

I have 2 barred rock hens who had heat exhaustion in the 110 degree heat 3 weeks ago. They seem to have recovered nicely and are back to their silly selves. Neither has laid since the incident. Do you think they are done? Will they lay for me again. They just turned a year. Anything I...

My 2 year old leghorn was showing all signs of being broody. She sat for 3 days on 10 eggs and was very mean (screaming, raising hackles and attempting to bite) when we opened the egg door of the henhouse. So, I moved her last night (in the dark) to our spare coop. She has not sat at all today...

On Friday the 29th we experienced a major storm (the same storm that took out trees and power along the East Coast). We lost over 50 trees on our property (10 were across our driveway!). During the storm, an ENORMOUS pecan tree in our back yard fell. It was all I could to to keep from...

I have a corn crib in my yard that is not being used for anything right now (except junk storage). It is big. 12'x24' I would love to make a coop out of it. I am not sure where to begin. The walls are slatted for ventilating the corn, but obviously this is not suitable for housing chickens...

I have a new 1 year old white leghorn. She is not going to do well in my current flock. We have tried a bit of trial mingling and she is getting the crap beat out of her by the other hens. They are merciless, even with me standing with them. My question is, would it be wise to let her stay...

I have a flock of 5 week old chicks. They are all doing great, thriving, save one. The second to last to hatch (third day of the hatch) and I had to help it out. It is an Australorp that my daughter calls "Shiver". I kept it separate from the others for the first couple of days so it could...

Help me figure out what breed this chick is. Chocolate egg marked M by My Pet Chicken (Marans). Chick is grey with heavy feathering on its legs. His feathers are dark gray (almost black unless you look at them next to the black chicks) with red. Thanks in advance for your help!!

I have a chick who pipped overnight sometime on 3/1. Yesterday(3/2)it zipped and was completely done by 9pm. I waited for a couple hours and went to bed thinking for sure it would have hatched by morning. So now it is noon on 3/3 and I can still tell it is alive, but it has made no progress...

I candled my eggs today. We are on day 4 and I am amazed at the beautiful little embryos and clear vasculature I could see in so many of them! This was the only picture I got that turned out. Anyway, my reason for posting is I have a couple of questions. You can read my entire candling...

Putting 52 eggs in 2 incubators tomorrow! We have a Little Giant and my daughter and I built a styrofoam cooler incubator. We are going to see what method has the better hatch rate. We also have half hatchery eggs and half are from our own flock. I am so excited!! This is our first time...

Meet Roofus! He's a 2 year old Blue Wheaten Ameraucana. Check out that beard!

I have a hen who will cut me off as I cross the yard and jump up to peck me. I usually pick her up and hold her upside down while telling her my favorite stew recipe and she behaves for a few days. I feel like I can handle her challenges, but my 2 year old son is terrified to go in the yard...

My neighbor is thinning her flock and was planning to get rid of my favorite roo! I love this guy and have offered to take him off her hands. I have day-old chicks coming tomorrow and no other chickens. Is it unwise for me to bring this rooster home to be alone for several months? Will he...

Good morning! I am Amy, wife and mama. I live in rural VA on a piece of property that we are slowly turning into a mini farm. I run a small CSA and am jumping into the chicken thing. I have a few questions, so I am off to post them! Glad to be here!