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This does sound like ABV The streching of the neck with gasping and abnormal eggs with paper thin shells or abnormal shapes. You can test for it with swabs and blood. There is a vaccine too. Antibiotics like bayril, Tylan and Dexy will help only so they don't get a secondary bacterial...

I'm so sorry I know how hard that is. Get more and learn. We all make errors but your heart was on the right place.

I would say for sure cockerel... if they follow like my chocolate cockoo Orpingtons. My girl's head at 10 weeks have no color, the boys are red like yours.

Marilynzoo...I think you have a roo. I think that's a roo my BCM pullets have no combs and no red and they are 4 months

Which brand heating pad are you using?

I'm relatively new at this but my experience is the larger yes but especially the brighter the comb is means it's a Roo!

Thanks for the quick reply Flock Master! I live in Las Vegas and am in the process of designing a new coop. I was thinking about dividing the roosting and laying areas up for looks and air circulation. I am new to chickens and thought that it might allow a place for the hen that are at the...

Does anyone know if more than one coop in a run creates problems. I was considering for a flock of twenty doing two smaller coops, one at each end of the runs. Has one done his before? Would this create any issues?