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I don't know when I'd be near that area in the near future, but if I am, I will let you know and we can arrange something. I would also be willing to trade chicks, as I plan to hatch some of my own in the spring, but how do I know which rooster mated with the BR hen (or even which eggs came from...

I just have to comment that this has been a very amusing thread. I didn't have time to read it all, although it was hard to stop after reading more than 150 posts by you guys! I myself am in waiting for two of my three hens to lay, but my little Rhode Island Red has been laying almost an egg a...

Thanks for the info on the Active Life Farm. That's great to know. I would love to be able to keep a few roosters, as I have grown to love them all very much, but will they get along ok? I'm afraid of them fighting. They will all be free range with tons of room to roam (I live on a big farm in...

Thanks so much! That is great information! I will be looking for homes for the roosters and you can certainly have one if you'd like. I actually wanted to originally get rid of my Chantecler rooster and keep a Barred Rock rooster, as I was told they are very mellow and calmer and kinder, but I...

Thanks so much for responding to my post. I am so happy you think they are good looking birds. I, of course, think so too! I got them from a breeder just outside of Liverpool, in Queens county, NS. They are actually my second set of chicks. My other 4 (1 Chantecler rooster, and 3 hens, 1 Rhode...

Hello everyone! I have 6, 12 week old chicks that I'm pretty sure are all hens, which is great, but I'm pretty new at this so I thought I'd ask on here to make sure. 4 are Barred Rocks, and the other two are unknown. I was told the little light colored one was a Buttercup, but she does not look...

I recently got a mixed group of chicks that are about 6 weeks old now. One of these chicks was supposed to be an Americauna that layed the blue eggs (unsexed), but I believe he picked me the wrong chick. This one I believe is a Cochin. It has feathers coming down it's legs, and it's feathers are...

It's gasping, not panting. I can hear a wheezing sound sometimes now too.

I have 5, just over a month old chicks, and one of them has had a runny eye. I've been keeping it clean, and putting an opthalmic antibiotic ointment on it, but now the chick is having trouble breathing. I'm thinking it's some kind of respiratory illness, but I'm new to the chicken world, and...

I had a similar situation with a chick a few years ago. I had the same worries, and decided to help the chick out. It died shortly after. I was heartbroken, and felt terribly guilty. If I could do it over, I would do what you're doing now. Lots of moisture, and lots of warmth. Hopefully mother...

So does the leg mite also cause the deformity? The joint area is swollen like a lump on the first toe of each foot, and in between the toes on the left foot also looks swollen.

I recently adopted a new hen (about a year old), who, although she was happy being free range on a huge farm, she was somewhat neglected when it came to her health. I am presently treating her for lice with diotomaceous earth (seemed to work immediately!), but she also has terrible leg mites...

I was recently given a hen and her chicks. I noticed my chicks scratching a lot so I checked the mother hen and sure enough, she's riddled with lice. I'm assuming the chicks are too, but they're not as visually noticable. Mama and chicks have been separated since they were 3-4 days old when I...

So how do I decide which rooster will work best with the hens?

Sorry I meant to add that detail but forgot. My roosters are 3 months old, and the hen is less than a year I would say.