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I have a yound Americiana pullet(?) that will not put any weight on a leg. I'm not sure how she injured it. There are no punctures, and all the bones seem OK (up the the hip). Nothing is swollen. The toe that extend to the back however seems to pull forward. This happened some time ago and I...

I hatched some shipped eggs this week... poor rate (only 4 of the 15). A couple came late (day 22-23), so maybe incubator conditions were off. But I use an R-com, and have extra T and humidity readers inside. It is sort of weird (the late hatch). Anyway, one of the chicks, now 24 hours old...

I found one of our hens out in the woods today laying an egg... I came back later and discovered 13 eggs!!! I guess she has been doing this for at least 2 weeks. Two questions: 1. Are the eggs any good? Could humans eat them? Could a dog or the chickens eat them (cooked of course)? I cracked...

I need to rehome a Welsummer roo. He is agressive towards small children, but has been fine with adults. My family loves this roo; he was the first hatched at our house (June 2008). So we would like him to have a flock of his own, and not become soup. Free and will consider delivering within a...

This is a picture of my first cockerel, a welsummer named Spider. He was from the second batch of hatching eggs I set; I didn't get any of the first batch to hatch and only Spider hatched from the second. The other picture is of my daughter holding a welsummer pullet, from my third try at...

Hi, I have 5.5 week old welsummer chicks (male only) that I am trying to rehome. I know welsummers were not on your list, but thought I would reply anyway... I'm in Corvallis.

Ah, Cave Junction is about 200 miles from here (I think)... Here are some pics. They do not show all of the little guys (Wellies).

I'm routing this back to the top. Any interest? I really need to clear out my coop.

I have several 4 week old wellie males that I need to find homes for. They were hatched from Mothergoose's stock. I also have an EE cockerel (14 weeks) that needs a new home. The EE is very pretty... I can send pictures if anyone is interested.

How long is it OK to not have roosts in the brooder? Will it somehow hurt the developing chicks if roosta are not provided? Thanks for input!

Thanks for the advice! I was hoping that would be the case...

We are revamping a coop that was used decades ago (literally). About 8-10 years ago, we dumped cedar shavings in the run, mainly for weed control. We didn't have any animals living in the run. I have heard that cedar shavings will hurt chickens (cause respirqtory issues)... what about shaving...

OK, more pics in a couple weeks. I was thinking roo too... and I hope so. My son named the chick "Spider"... as in the Spider Chicken hero, protector bird. Of course, a hen would be great too... we're not picky.

I know it is hard to sex small chicks, but I know some can make good guesses by the coloring of Welsummers. What do you think, male or female? Thanks! Michelle

OK, I'll get a warm, wet paper towel around the egg. Thanks!