I believe they might both be female because I don’t see a drake feather yet. Any thoughts? They are about 2 months old, maybe 9-10 weeks tops. Thanks in advance!
A few of our hens have these red places on their wings with broken feathers. Also along the lower back above the tail the feathers are broken or gone, but not as much irritation as the wings. I have checked them over thoroughly for mites, lice or other pests and they are perfectly clean. Is...
This assumed male is a 13 week EE and Red sex linked mix. It has no signs of saddle or hackle feathers though. Should it not be developing those at this point if it is a cockerel?
Hi, I have a RIR hen who I think is dying but have no idea why. She is the smallest of the flock and has less quality feathers. They are about 1.5 years old. Her eggs generally have calcium deposits and no one else's do. Lately her eggs have all floated when I clean them, so they are not...
I have a hen sitting that should hatch a chick tomorrow. She is sitting on a few more that won't hatch for 2 more weeks if she keep sitting on them. What will she do with those eggs once the first chick hatches?
Hi,. This is my first time with a hen on a nest. She is a RIR and started out with 4 eggs. One was not fertile, and now 2 have cracked. The last looks good by candling and should hatch in less than a week. Is a single chick a good idea? Will it be ok with no other chicks around?
Hi, I have a Silkies rooster who is recovering from an attack. He has a nicely healing scab on his back that has been clean, dry and healing well with absolutely no sign of infection. Today I found his entire left side is swollen from breast bone to back bone and down his left leg. His right...
I am new to Easter Eggers and one of my birds is getting much larger legs and feet, getting green tail feathers and it's comb is bigger than my other EE. Any thoughts on which it may be?
I have an established Flock of 5 RIR hens. My kids hatched chicks about 7 weeks ago. We moved them to our large coop, in a separate pin, and our black copper maran got out and the big girls killed her. We are heart broken. If I tried to replace her, will my 7 week chicks bully a new chick the...