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I have an Olive Egger pullet, not yet laying. She is 23 weeks old, and I hatched her from an olive colored egg. I was told that she was the result of an F1 OE hen (original cross was wheaten ameracauna hen/ BCM roo) covered by a BCM rooster. Her "brother" that I hatched at the same time looked...

I have five pullets we hatched out earlier this year, now 23 weeks old. They are all large fowl, and are from a local farm. My feed store girls were all laying by this age, but I know I may have to wait longer b/c these aren't production chickens. My only worry is that if it gets too cold, or...

I have a RIR, about 19 mths old, who is having some issues. For a few months she has been laying thin shelled eggs. I added oyster shell, and it was a little better, but still thinner than her flock mates. Her last three eggs have been yolkless eggs. Shown with a normal for size comparison...

I have a 17 week old pullet who is ill. We just returned from 12 days of vacation, and my pet sitter didn't notice anything wrong, so I'm not sure how long she has been sick. The biggest concern is that she has lost quite a bit of weight, she is significantly smaller than her hatch mates of the...

I have three little chicks that we hatched out a week ago. They are from a free range flock, so very well may be mixed breeds. It is also probably too early too tell for sure, so just looking for some guesses. Thanks for looking! Chick #1, Sunny, hatched from either a green egg or dark brown. I...

We hatched out five baby chicks three days ago, the eggs were from a farm swap. One died within less than 24 hours, and seemed weak from hatch. One was fine, but this morning woke up weak and lethargic. I brought the chick in (they are with a broody), and started electrolyte solution. The baby...

Okay, so I know it should be obvious by now, but jury is still out on this one. I have already rehomed my two other obvious roos from this hatch, and have just this guy left that I'm not sure about. Everyone thought roo when I posted younger pics, but I'm not convinced. "He" has a straight comb...

I have two young roos, about 9 weeks old. One is an OE, BCM over EE, and one is a blue/grey EE. Both are friendly, healthy boys, we just can't keep roos where we live. We are in the Jacksonville area if interested. Thanks for looking! The black is the OE, this pic is about a week old, he is...

I have a six week old OE roo who needs a new home. He is a BCM roo over a EE hen. He has a straight comb, and is so far looking more Marans than EE, but he is not completely feathered yet.His personality so far has been curious but sweet, but he is still a baby. The feathers that are in are...

We always have hawks in our area, but this year it is crazy! They watch our yard constantly. I'm thinking it is because we have chicks this year, aka hawk bait. I went ahead and covered both of our runs with plastic netting, and zip tied it to all of the walls of the run. We had crisscrossed...

Okay, second attempt at getting some opinions on my hatchlings! I have pretty good ideas about a few of them, but wanted expert input. Chick #1, EE, aprox 5 weeks old, named Pancake, I'm was leaning roo, but now I have no idea. Chick #2 EE, named Cupcake, looks very similar to #1, but...

Okay, so these babies are only about 2.5 weeks old, so I know it is too early to tell for sure. However, I have two "sibling" pairs, same parents, with very different comb development. Is it pretty safe to assume one pullet/one roo in each pair? First pair, two OE chicks. The one on the right...

I just had a broody hatch out seven eggs for me, and I attempted my best to feather sex them. I know it doesn't work for every breed, but three of the seven followed the pattern for pullet, 1 for sure looked like a roo, and three I wasn't sure but was leaning pullet. I know the chances of me...

We have a RSL that will be a year old early February. She has always been smaller than our other hens, but she feels very thin when I pick her up lately, her breast bone is pretty prominent. My question is, could this be over laying? She eats normally, was wormed just over a month ago, acts...

I am so frustrated! I rescued a hen three months ago, after quarantine we tried to integrate and my girls would not accept her. She was an only chicken at her prior home, and is terrified of chickens, doesn't know how to behave. One month ago I purchased a pullet to live with her, in hopes that...

I have taken in a chicken that needed a home (what was I thinking?), and we are having some difficulty adjusting her. The people we got her from said she hasn't laid an egg in about four months, but I think she may have been going through a slow molt. She otherwise seems very healthy, and went...

My RSL hen, about 6mths old, lays her egg while on the roost either during the night or really early in the morning. She has laid in the nest box before, but only a few times, and usually she lays while roosting. Is there any way to reset her laying clock so she is laying during the day? So far...

While we were on vacation we got our first eggs! We know that the tan eggs are from our RSL, but aren't sure about the speckled one. It was laid in the run, not the nest, and looks a little different. Our RSL has continued to lay in the two days since we returned home, but no one else has. Any...

So, we are new to chickens, our babies are about 6-7 weeks old. We have a three year old mixed breed dog, and I was very concerned about their interactions after reading many posts. No need for concern! She is so good with the chicks, very protective and careful. When we have them out free...

I have four chicks, RIR, Barred Rock, Gold Star, and EE. I'm pretty sure they are all pullets, but I'm new at this and would love some verification! I couldn't get the EE to look at the camera, she's shy. They are about six weeks old. Thanks for any input!