A few chicks from a batch of eggs I ordered have hatched with problems. I feel like it could be a vitamin deficiency in breeders but I can't find any information. One chick has a growth on its neck, another has no feathers on its neck or top of head, one has intestines hanging out, and 2 have...
I have a 16 week old slw & blrw. This is my first experience with anything other than a single comb & I can't tell the boys from the girls!! I've seen a couple of the puffing their necks out at each other, which I'm assuming means they are little roo's, but then when I try to look at them I...
I have 7 week old chicks. A few days ago, I noticed one of them acting lethargic. I thought it was just sleepy at the time, I refilled the waterers & it joined the others for a drink. When I went to shut the door that night, I found it laying on its back in the coop. It was all but dead & it...
I inherited a flock of chickens yesterday and am clueless on some of them. I was told there was barred rocks, a Dominique and a cuckoo marans. I'm having trouble telling whose who.
Chick #1 I'm thinking maybe the Dominique?
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Chick #2 barred rock?
Chick #3 cuckoo marans?
I have blrw & Slw that are 2 weeks old. I know that's too early to tell gender, but was wondering what signs show up first & at what ages. I've never had Wyandotte's before and have heard they can be difficult to tell apart. I notice yesterday that some of their tails have started coming in. Any...
My 2 surprise chicks. I'm thinking possibly an ameraucana & a blue Andalusian, but I'm new at this & pretty much clueless. Anybody know what I've got?[/IMG][/IMG]