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Meet Pearl. She is about 4 or 5 weeks old. She is my one white leghorn in my flock. My mom says she is a rooster. I hope not! Please help...

The girls moved outside today. They are exploring their new bedroom!

My girls! Looking a little scraggly at three weeks as their feathers are really coming in... Gussie (Ameracauna) Pearl (White Leghorn) Gladys (Ameracauna) Myrtla (Brahma) Hazel (Brahma) Ethyl (Brahma)

I just have to post this even though it is not a question! I just introduced my chicks (3 weeks old?) to a mini nipple system to see if they would like (use) it. They love it! They are playing with the nipples and flinging water drops around! One chick will flip the nipple and then the other...

We always have waxworms and mealworms on hand for the geckos. Are the waxworms safe for chickens? How old should my chicks be before I give them some?

Hello! I read the first part of your post and have a question. We have geckos who need to have a place in there cage that is about 85 to 90 degrees. They are fat and happy. Could I get a side heating pad like I have in their cages and attach it to the side of my pen in the house? Right now, I am...

I have six babies about 9 days old. I cleaned out their pen this morning and it was very poopy tonight and they are eating like crazy and running around. But four of them looked like they had poop stuck to their butts. So, I read the posts here and gave them a warm bath to get it off. We dried...

I just got my six girls (I hope) today! I think they are about five days old. I have two Americaunas, two white Leghorns, and two light Brahmas. With the price of eggs going up, my husband finally gave in! We live in the high desert and it gets very hot here. It was in the 90s today. I remember...