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3 1/2 month old pullet... Came in a mixed group, have not been able to id the breed. Her head and neck are black, body is dark gold tipped in black.

So glad I went back and read some of the posts I had missed...all caught up and now I know that: 1) My FF was stinkin' because I was not stirring it and it was going anarobic 2) My birds are in great condition and have beautiful breasts 3) If you don't have a sense of humor, maybe this in...

I too have an Eddy look a-like...wondering if he would be willing to give my Jasper a few tips on how to take care of his ladies and treat them right? I know part of it he is young (he is only 5 months old), but really...he better shape up soon!!

Tha . Thank you. That is what I was thinking. Hopefully this is our last batch of hatchery chicks, and we will be hatching our own from here on out.

Question...with new chicks, do you keep FF out all the time, or just feed them every few hours? We have been feeding FF to our birds for a couple of months now, and they are gorgeous! Hoping for eggs any day now! Thanks!

J How long has it had the lump? Have you examined the lump and can you see anything? Is it loose under the skin or attached/ hard? It looks way to big to be an abscess and have the birds still walking around.[/quote I will get my chicken handler (my 8yo son) to help me examine her more...

I would love any ideas you have on this bird and what might be wrong with it. It is 16 weeks old. It gets around fine (other than the normal "can't see where it is going" problem, and eats well. It has a large growth on the left side, kind of under the wing and on its back (you can see it in the...

Quote: Aoxa, four hatched on May 23rd, the other 8 on May 30th.

Thanks you all, not only for telling me what I have, but also for helping me learn how to tell for myself! I am hoping to move away from hatchery chicks and buy from breeders in the future...I would love to have some heritage breeds!

This is a for sure rooster, right? This one is 13 or 14 weeks, suspect it is a pullet..or maybe it is 'hope'! Closeup of saddle feathers Would also like help sexing these Ameracaunas...

They are either 13 or 14 weeks old, but not sure for certain as we got 4 one week and 8 the next week. All these BR came as packing peanuts with some banty BO, so I would expect them to all be boys, but was hoping I might get lucky and have a girl or two in there. There are two that have lighter...

Thanks for the help!

Oh, I could KISS you all!! I have had such bad luck with buying chicks that are supposed to be hens and getting roosters instead!! Yippee!!!! And it just proves that I know NOTHING!! Thanks! P.S. There haave been neither crowing nor eggs...is it true that RIR start laying around...

May I ask a question about a 16 week old Polish bird we have? The bird seems to be deformed...it's tail lays to the left when you look at it from the back, and it seems to have a hump on it's back on the right side. He/She (can you tell yet which it is?) gets around fine, eats well, is...