I bought this chicken about a year ago as a young chick, the person I bought it from said it was a frizzle. As it got bigger I could tell that it didn't have a lot of feathers and the ones it did have were really curly. I had read about frazzles online and I'm pretty sure that is what she is. I...
One week ago I bought 4 silkie chicks and 4 standard size chicks from a local farm store that orders them from a hatchery. I have them all set up in a plastic bin with plenty of room, heat lamp, feeder and waterer. I worked this past weekend and then was sick Monday so my husband has been the...
I bought these two barred rock chicks about two weeks ago and they looked to be about 2 weeks or so at the time. The chick in the front has always been a little bigger so I'm guessing it is older than the other one in the back (the small chick is a cochin).
They both look pretty dark to me, the...
I have a broody hen who just hatched 2 chicks 4 days ago and they are doing great. Tomorrow I am getting 5 more young chicks, 1 week old or less, and was wondering if she would adopt them and raise them along with her 2 chicks? I was thinking I could put them underneath her at night time so she...
He's about 3 months old and tiny. I was told this was a game hen, but obviously not a hen. I googled pictures of bantam breed
roosters and I'm thinking it's a serama?
I have a hen sitting on eggs from my splash bantam cochin who was bred by my white silkie rooster. I am curious as to what color they will be? will they have blue skin?
Also, I have some young cochins, a black pullet, black roo, and a blue roo.
what color would the chicks of these crosses be...
I just bought a few chicks from a local woman that raises and sells them. The chick is less than a week old and has a small zip tie around its leg. The lady didn't know apparently, and I only noticed it once I was home. I messaged her and asked how to remove it and she said use nail clippers. My...
My chickens have Marek's, we have had about 20 or so die this spring & summer, even had one die today.
I am very upset about it as I am fairly new to chickens and didn't know something like that could happen.
I'm wondering if I could buy the mareks vaccine and hatch or buy day old chick's and...
One of my hens is about 1 year and 4 months old. She hatched in May 2014 and is an Orpington. She did not start laying until spring of this year and when she was laying it was maybe 2 eggs a week and she only laid for about one or two months then stopped and hasn't laid since.
Also, her eggs...
I have found roundworms in some of my chickens poop. I read where that means they are infested if you can see the worm in poop.
I have about 30 chickens and I am wanting to deworm them.
I plan on using Wazine first, but can't decide on which second dewormer to use after..
I am looking into...
My chickens have Marek's, no I have not had them tested but I am about 100% sure as many have died & usually exhibit paralysis symptoms.
I have lost about 15 or so chickens if not a little more from this. Many just lay on the ground & die quickly, some get to where they can't use their legs and...
I have never had wyandottes before so I am not really sure what they are supposed to look like other than that I know they are a heavy bird.
My young rooster, about 5 months old, has a weird look to him like his back and tail lean to one side instead of being straight..
I am pretty sure we do...
SO I am pretty positive my chickens have Marek's as I have lost quite a few chickens over the last few months.
It started with birds randomly dieing -- I saw a few having seizures before dieing.
Then I had 3 all in a matter of a few days have trouble walking & putting weight on their legs and...
Out of my 40 or so chickens, 3 now have paralysis of their legs. I have them all together separated with food and water so they can reach. That is their only symptom, they are still eating plenty for now, haven't really monitored their poop since this all just happened but will check tomorrow. I...
My 1 year old australorp hen has something wrong with her eye. I noticed last night it looked strange, in the inner corner part it looked like something milky yellow white looking was in there or like it was some kind of eyelid (that sounded crazy but don't know how else to describe it). It is...
4 month old splash BLRW pullet or rooster??
Her lacing is not good, almost doesn't even look laced until here recently she/he is getting more white. Not sure this is my first time having BLRW.
I have 2 BLRW roosters and their combs are bumpy and way bigger & definitely more red.
I have two roosters one is about 4 months old while the other is about 5 months old.
The older one starting walking funny on his legs about a month or so ago, I didn't think much about it I assumed it was because he was really big and his legs are long (he's a welsummer btw). Within the last...
I bought 2 white silkie chicks from a guy who said he bought them from Tractor Supply. I've had them for a couple of weeks and they are now 9 weeks old.
My first question, can you tell their gender yet? I know one has a bigger comb & wattles starting to come in so I'm guess cockerel on that...
I did a 5 day round on all of my chickens after I noticed chickens acting lethargic, having diarrhea, and suddenly dying. Total, I've had 3 die. Two before I figured out what is was, and one today (the 5 day was completed Saturday). The one that was found dead this morning in coop was just...
We have had chickens for almost a year and a half and have experienced quite a few problems/illnesses. Now it is to the point where my husband & I are ready to just be done with them. They get sick more than anything I have ever seen! I will admit now that we have 40, so of course we are going...