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I have a RIR chick who is going limp and gasping for breath? I don't know what's happening please help!

Hi all, I have some chicks for you to gender for me. I have a 6 week Ayam Cemani and some 1 month old Ameraucanas. I know it's still pretty early but are there any obvious boys??

Hi all, my muscovy drake got attacked about 4 days ago at night. We don't know what attacked him but he is freaked out. Ever since, He hasn't left the barn and just sits in the corner. He shows no interest in our females either, which is incredibly unusual for him. We forced him outside...

Hi all, so my Cayuga duck has never been very consistent with her brooding skills. She has had 2 batches of babies and this is her second. The first time she had babies our other duck killed 2 of them and she killed the last one. We thought this time, if we take the babies away as soon as they...

Hi all, I haven't been on here for a while but I do have a question. I originally order Ayam Cemani hatching eggs and got 6 of those and the person I bought then from gave me 6 other eggs that were just from her flock so that I would have a complete dozen. None of the Ayam Cemanis hatched and I...

Hi all, I am getting better at digital art and art on paper. So, I decided to start a thread about it! I want to keep track of my progress and have a place to see all my digital art. So here are my latest projects! Here is one of my sister's Easter Egger And this one started out as a strawberry...

Hi all! My duck is broody and will be having babies in about 2 weeks. She is a Cayuga but my drake is a Muscovy. I have heard that muscovy crosses will be infertile and my past muscovy cross never laid eggs. However when I googled it, it said that muscovy crosses could lay eggs. Does anybody...

Hi all, my pullet was put in the coop by my dad while I was not home. She tried to get out cause the others were bullying her and scalped herself. They found her with her head stuck in the wire. What can I do for her? I will get pictures of the wound and the wound spray they used for it.

Hi all, I am struggling with my chick and was hoping for some advice. I had 3 eggs in the incubator but only one ended up hatching. She is 2 days old but doesn't seem to be learning. I haven't seen her eat or drink on her own yet. I drip water on her beak and she will drink that, or I will dip...

Hi all, another question for you, I have 3 eggs in my incubator and it is day 14 today. One of the eggs is from one of my pullets. It is smaller than the other 2 because of the pullet's age. Is it safe for the chick, can she hatch from the smaller egg? I really hope I didn't make a mistake...

Hi all, I was hoping you could help me with my flock. I had three chicks, 2 pullets and a cockeral. The cockeral got sent to a different farm because I already have a rooster. And last night one of the pullets didn't come back after free ranging with my ducks. So now I have one 9 week old...

Hi all, I was hoping you could help me out with these babies. I am pretty sure I got two girls and a boy but want to make sure. 9-10 weeks old Rhode Island Reds. I'm pretty sure this is a cockerel And these two are the pullets? Do you think I got it right?

Hi everyone, I was hoping y'all could help me with a question of mine. I had a 1 1/2 month old pullet. She was an Easter Egger/ Rhode Island Red cross I hatched myself. Yesterday my brother told me something was wrong and that she was gasping and struggling to breathe. When I got there she had...

I just bought a dozen of organic, pasture raised brown eggs from the store. I had heard people talking about store bought eggs hatching so I decided to try. I cracked one egg and it was fertile. I replaced the cracked egg with one of my Easter egger eggs and numbered all the eggs. I got the...

Hi all, I have a Rhode Island Red hen who has bumble foot. I was sick and hadn't been out to check on them for a few days. Her foot is swollen to twice the size it normally is. I found what I believe is the scab. I have never treated bumble foot before but I have read a lot about it. I am going...

I am starting this thread for my chick Candy. She was an assisted hatch. Her siblings had hatched multiple hours before her and while they were learning to eat and drink she was stuck. She sat in that egg for probably, 24 hours. When I checked on her I discovered some problems. Her foot was over...

I have been pondering my mystery rooster for...a while. Here are some pictures... feel free to vote!

I just heard a local petting zoo in my area had avian flu in their ducks and geese. Should I be worried? I have lost so many birds recently If my chickens get avian flu I don't think I could do this anymore.

Hi all! I just got my first incubator and am hatching some mixes from my flock. The possibilities are RIR or RIR crossed with Buff Orp or Barred Rock. Well, let's see how it goes! Naming rules 1. Halloween names 2. Fall names 3. Must be approved by me!

Hi all, I have recently been learning how to draw chickens. If anyone would like me to draw your chicken feel free to post a picture!