Hi! I have 23 (3 month) old chicks and all but 5 seem to have impacted crop as they have the hard lumps on their chests, but the 5 noticeably do not have any kind of lump. We unfortunately had one pass away this past weekend from it.
11 have been in the coop for 2 weeks, while the other 12 have...
Hi, I have an old English game rooster and a silkie hen, it is only those two in the coop, but my silkie recently layed a group of eggs. She has hatched eggs before, but we took the chicks due to her being with a group of hens and I wasn't sure how she would protect them. My question is, will my...
Hi, I have a silkie hen that likes to go broody, but usually only sits on one egg at a time. However, I went in the other day and she is sitting on almost 10!! I candled them and they are defiantly fertile (they have very noticeable veins and things). My problem is, I do not have anywhere to put...
Hi, I got 3 new mini rexes and I don't know exactly what color they are. Any ideas?
Here is a little greyish female named Lila:
Here is a brownish female named Liza:
And here is my little male named Leo(I think he is otter):
I have 16 layer chicks ~10 weeks old and I went out this morning and noticed that one of the Silver Laced look fairly rooster like. S(he) has much bigger comb and waddles, seemingly thicker feet, and shorter, upright tail. Here are some pics of him/her
Trying to get feet comparison:
Here...
I have 3 Araucana chicks that are all different color varieties and I have no idea what variety they are. I'm sorry if this isn't the thread for this, but I didn't know where else to post and I can't find an Araucana thread in the breed section.
The first one is Opal. She is white with a black...
Got a new batch of assorted Bantams and was wondering if anyone had ideas on breeds. It may be too early to tell, which is ok. If it is too early, I'll post again in a couple weeks.
Here are the best pictures I could get, they are all clean legged except for the lightest one with no brown:
I hav a roughly 5 month old brahma chicken that, to me, screams rooster, but my parents do not think it. Has not yet crowed, but (s)he is just all around HUGE and has always been huge
Thanks in advance!!
Hi, my brother just HAD to get these three ducks (of course he got tired of taking care of them, so they are now mine) and I hav no idea what breed they are. I was told Black Indian Runners but they look nothing like the pictures I've seen. Here are pics of them from ducklings to a little over 1...
I have a couple 7 week old chicks from a layer bin that I am thinking they may be roosters.
The first one is a Silver Laced Wyandotte named Spangled that I am thinking is a rooster because of comb, waddles, neck feathers appear pointy, and coloring.
The second one is a dark brahma named...
so my dad got 10 little chicks from a feed store owned by friends of ours and got gold comets, rhode islands, a danish brown leghorn, and 2 other chicks that he did not pay attention to when he got them. and when i ordered my 5 silkies and 5 frizzles they added in 13 rooster chicks which i am...
so, 2 weeks ago i purchased 10 chicks (5 frizzle cochins, 5 silkies)online and opened the box to find 13 EXTRA chicks (i knew i was gunna get extra for warmth, but i didnt know it was gunna be so many!) and i dont know what breed they are. also, they came with my banties, but idk if they are...
i have a little ~5 day old silkie chick and when i went down to check on them i noticed she would not open one of her eyes. why do you think it is like this? her other eye is fine and she is getting around fine; running around the bin, eating, drinking, etc
i bought 5 chicks from a local feed store in the assorted bantam bin and it looks as though some are getting red combs, but i dont know if it is because they are cockerels or because they are getting bigger. they are 4 weeks old.
here is Lightning (s)he is a cochin:
Nitro, cochin...
so, i ordered 10 chicks from Ideal Poultry (5 silkies and 5 frizzle cochins) and of course, they threw in 12 ROOS!! went from 10 to 23 adding on to my already 30 for a now grand total of 50 chickens! anyway, any idea what breed my packing peanuts are? i only took a pic of one because all are...
I currently got 15 bantam chicks (9 cochin 5 being frizzle, 5 silkies, 1 OEGB) and hav NO idea what to do for an inexpensive coop. How big should the coop and run be? They will be confined most of the time due to predators, but will b let out every now and then supervised. Any ideas? Any...
i have 5 bantie chicks, 4 cochins and one OEGB and i have noticed one chick, Drifter, has a much reder comb that seems like it is coming in quickly too. they will be 3 weeks old on friday. do u guys think he will be a roo? i hope (s)he is cuz i wanted a roo
Drifter:
here is Scuffs...
hi, i have 5 little banty chicks and i know it may be too early to tell gender (guesses would be accepted at this point), but i was wondering if anyone would know breed or coloring they will be when older. i THINK i have a pretty good guess as to the color and breed, but idk for sure. they are...
i just got 8 lil banties today from a farm supply store. some are feathered leg while some are not. i am guessing they are only a few days old, so if it is too soon to tell breed, thats ok. if u have ANY guesses to what they might be, thatd help. remember, they are bantams :) thanks!
this is...