I hatched some chicks on January 28, 2020. Well, when everything gets quiet for the night. The boy chick will scream very loudly. Then, it upsets the girl chick and she starts screaming.
Whe they chirp loudy. Usually, I will walk up to the box and say “Shhh”. Then, I’ll turn around and go back...
I had asked a similar question about some chicks. I would like to know the gender with these chicks. I know they are too young to be a definite yes or no question. but I would like to speculate. These chicks are all full blooded siblings. The mother is barred and the father isn’t.
This is their...
I have a accidental chick. It’s a Splash Easter Egger X Splash Wyandotte Bantam. It’s father is idk. I’m thinking it was a Silver Laced Cochin Bantam. So, what would be the outcome of a Splash and a Silver Laced?
I have 3 suspects!
1.) Silver Laced Cochin Bantam
2.) A mix with a Splash Wyandotte...
I have some eggs due either today or tomorrow. I have two eggs in the incubator. One egg is still and normal. The other is rocking to some music . :gig Is it normal for the eggs to roll back and forth?
I have a hen that is a Blue Cochin Mix.
Father:
25% Splash Wyandotte Bantam
25% Black OEGB Bantam
Mother:
50% Buff Cochin Bantam
I want to breed her with a Calico Cochin Bantam. I would think the results to be weird. Y’all give me some of your thoughts.
I have a rooster that is the son of one of my favorite chickens that passed. He has a mate. I think he had a “affair” with another hen. He already has children. I really want it to be a girl. If it’s his kid. I have two cute names that are German related. The rooster is blue and the hen is...
I didn’t know what to put this post on. So, I thought it would fit genetics.
I want to learn more about chicken disorders. When I type in chicken disorders. It will give me chicken diseases. I want to learn more about chicken hatching without eyes or blind. Chicks hatches with extra limbs. So...
I have a chicken with a case of Heterochromia. She has two different colored eyes. The left is a light grey. The right eye is a normal orange. I wanted to ask a question about Heterochromia.
If a chicken has it. Can it pass it down to its children? I have a project that I do to a group of...
I wanna learn more about genetics for chickens. So, I’m asking about feathered feet. Is it dominant or recessive? Can it be sex-linked? I had a mix of a OEGB Bantam and a Wydandotte Bantam. He is now a grown man. He “married” and had kids with a pure-blood buff Cochin Bantam. Well, they had 4...
This is not my photo, but I ran upon it. It’s the most beautiful hen I ever saw. I wanted to breed my rooster with a polish gal. Well, this picture is a Silkie x Polish. I really want to make one like her, but how? She is so beautiful.
I have a chick that is really hard to sex. She is about 3.7 weeks old. She has a mixed comb. Is she a girl? Her comb is naturally light pinkish. Very dull. But when she gets excited or upset it gets brighter.
This is her Uncle at 3 weeks old
This is her at 3 weeks old
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This is “Lydia” and Liam. “Lydia” is on the left and Liam is on the right.
My question is what gender is Lydia?
She grew a lot of her feathers faster than her 3 brothers. They are 3 weeks old. He is already showing signs as a boy. I’m really hoping that “Lydia” is actually a Lydia.
I had a chicken that was very precious to me. I loved this chicken to death. So, I made her family the “royal” family.
She was “Queen” until she passed away. She had two sons. The oldest became “King”. The oldest had two kids.
One is a boy. The other one is a mystery. I really want it to be a...
If you look at the squares. You’ll see a really dark spot. Well, if you look at the square on the “8”. You’ll see a dark spot too. If I move the egg back and forth. They both move.
I have a hen that laid 3 eggs. All three eggs were fertile. The hens name is “Elizabeth”. Elizabeth had a man before the one she has now. She laid a egg and it turned out fertile. On the 2 day, the unborn chick had passed away. She gets one of my special roosters. She laid 2 eggs and they were...
This cutie is a Khaki Pekin Bantam.
I was just looking at different colors to try to breed or make. Then, I ran to this cutie.
My question is
How do I get this color?
I have a chicken that might have
Osteoporosis. They said to give them “Over-correct ration vitamin D”. So, why question is.
What kind of Vitamin D do I give a chicken?
I have a chicken that eats like crazy but loosing weight. She is not gaining it. Well, someone suggested that she has a parasite. They suggested giving her “Valbazen”.
The question is
What is the dosage for a chicken?
I saw that it was for cattle. I just don’t wanna overdose them.
Hello, again. I was on here before with the same chicken about 2 days ago. Her symptoms of her last problems has went away.
Now, she has developed a raddling when she is breathing. It doesn’t always do it but it stil concerns me. The last symptoms about 2 days ago were large vent area, tiny...