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I have a chic, approx 3 months, that I got from a friend (who doesn't know exact hatch dates). I had posted about her here; she had been picked on and pecked until her head was bald. I removed her from the coop, paired her with a gentle huge chick of similar age. They lived inside for several...

I have a cute little barred rock chick that I got from a friend when each of us had similar aged chicks. She did great in the coop I put her in, which had 3 other chicks the same age. It seemed she was accepted immediately. Oddly after approx 10 days, the others began pecking the feathers off of...

I have 3 pens at present...always wishing for more, of course. But given the spaces I have now, I still need to reduce population in the smaller pens since chicks from winter and early spring have grown large enough, and I know everyone needs appropriate space. That said my pens are: 1) "The...

Of all the mornings to get a late start (I'm usually up before sunrise), I went to feed the various coops and groups. I have 10 "mystery chicks" from TS. They just this week got old enough and big enough to move to an outdoor coop with adults. I found one pullet this morning belly-down...

In one nest with 2 first-time broodies, the hatch due Wednesday evening happened perfectly, a bit early and and into Thursday morning. 9 chicks. I'm very pleased! Due to the pullets' (broodies) mother laying extra eggs into the nest, there's been a staggered ongoing attempt at hatching by a...

I have several new broodies sitting presently. A hatch that completes 21 days tomorrow at 11 a.m. has one egg that (by the looks of it) must have collided with another egg. That's what I'm guessing. I picked up the broody a couple of inches off the eggs to see if any had pipped. I saw the...

I have a hen, Lucy, who is def up there in age but to give a perspective she recently (I can't believe it!) started laying about one egg every 7-10 days. She's slow to get moving...never fights over food or whose turn it is to get the 1st (exactly same) nibbles of food... This morning I opened...

I'm having a happily broody April which is, of course, what happens when I say I'm going to take a break from hatching eggs this month. ALL first time sitting pullets are keeping me laughing and also puzzling at some of their behavior. In my coop (I call The Silkie House) 2 sisters started...

Mima has worked hard thru Feb and March--an amazingly long time. She insisted. She began brooding very early this season in late Feb due to unusually warm weather. For whatever reason her eggs did poorly. Unbeknownst to me as Mima selected out the quitters (she is reliable doing this and...

This post contains 2 separate issues: deworming protocol as re to hatching eggs and How long to wait before setting eggs laid by a starting pullet.I usually do a preventative deworming before spring laying season. This year we had unusually warm weather, eggs were laid and one broody sat very...

Thank you to those who created and moderate this part of the forum. In one pen of my total 3 (the only one without lighting at night) I've had sporadic attacks in the past, solved by simply re-enforcing the "weak points" and deterring further issue. A friend had helped me and pointed out what...

I just got the mate Polish cockerel (who I named Bruno) for my lovely Polish pullet, Bella. Both are black laced white. I'm struggling with a new tablet and !loading pics but as soon as I learn how I'll be posting pics! I plan to begin with a trio:Bella, Bruno and my silkie pullet (home hatched)...

I recently purchased my favorite scratch. I'm wanting to give it to the youngsters but I'm afraid it's too soon. The 20 week olds eat exactly the same diet as the adults. I have 7 little peeps that are 8 weeks old. This scratch, made by a company called Southern States contains whole corn...

I've been researching and taking my time with this decision. I have a small flock of chickens and many years ago I tried keeping 2 white peafowl who met a quick demise as there are many predators where I live. This time, I'm doing almost everything differently. The situation: A friend (who...

This is Creamy Roo. I apologize for the crummy pic quality. (I'm happy to take/post more if needed). Can anyone help me with what breed he is? If a new clutch of eggs manage to hatch under my broody silkie who has "adopted" them, Creamy Roo will be the daddy with Snow White (white leghorn) and...

Hen-rietta, I've been told, looks like an Easter Egger. However she lays light eggs, tan color. I got 3 hens from a couple that doesn't keep track of which hens are bred by which roosters. I do believe she's a mixed breed. She is all black with gold laced hackle, up through her neck, very...

I'm an early planner! The chicks I'm asking about here are still only 8 weeks old and there is absolutely no rush. I've been offered a gorgeous rooster from a friend and I accepted. His arrival will depend on readiness of his new house. Of course I won't let him be alone and I have 3 "of-age"...

Thanks in advance for any feedback. I have 4 eight week old chicks of mixed breed. I know their exact age as they were hatched at a friend's house and I saw them on their first day! My silkie couple also hatched 4 chicks, that are 7 weeks old. Two of the standard size chicks look to be...

Thanks in advance for any replies and advice! I have 3 five week old chicks that I got from a friend to add to my feathered family. They are housed, for the moment, inside a huge cage-enclosure which is inside of my "silkie house". The silkie house is extremely secure, with roof, 2 stories...

My Betty, a Buff Orpington (X RIR) got broody and began sitting on 15 eggs on 6-25-16. Sadly on 7-6/7-16 during the night, she was attacked and killed by a predator despite that her nest was in a fully fenced/enclosed area with a roof. I found her that next morning (7-7) and her nest...