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I have a four month old mutt pullet. She is the sweetest thing ever. But this morning when I let her into the run to play she just stood there and fluffed up. She walked a little but stumbled quite a bit then stood and fluffed up again. I thought maybe she was just really weak from hunger (i...

Okay, I'm positive I'm not the only one who's noticed this, but when I let my chickens out into the yard, often times they run up by a bird of a similar color or size then run off to explore. My bantam barred rocks pair up, as do my orpingtons and partridge rocks. Why do you think they act this...

I have a buff orpington hen. Recently I picked her up to check her for lice and I noticed a nasty yellow crust built up around her vent. It reeks so bad that even after you set her down you can still smell it. I thought maybe it was a yeast infection but it doesn't seem like one, Does anyone...

I bought a batch of partridge rocks last Feb. and one is now a young cockerel. But he doesn't crow! He's with hens, but shows no intrest in them at all! I KNOW he's a rooster, I know what the males of the breed are supposed to look like. And that's what he looks like. What's going on here???

Hello, my name is Dustie. I've been a member of BYC for quite a while, but I never introduced myself. I raise barred rock bantams and standard. I used to have 4 polish (buff laced), but I realized the breed was hard to keep and skittish. Barred rocks are by far my favorite. I've had chickens...

Okay, so I'm trying to hatch chicks the old fashioned way: under a broody hen. But I'm trying to put the least amount of infertile eggs under her as possible. How do you tell if a fresh egg is fertile? Does it have a small black blotch when candled, or can you tell at all??? We...

Hello everyone. I just got some partridge rocks (large size) . They are chicks now, but I was interested in showing them, so can anyone post a pic of what a show quality partridge looks like???

Help!!! I just brought chicks home from a hatchery and one is foaming at the mouth and violently shaking its head!!!! What should I do????!!!

I have a barred rock roo that I've had for about two years. When I first got him, he seemed to have something in his eye. I looked in it several times and tried to get the invisible irritant out, but I couldn't see anything. Now he's much older and still has the same problem in the same eye. His...

This thread is dedicated to Barred Plymouth Rock Bantams!!! I am a huge fan and anyone willing to post pics of your bantams is welcome!!!