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I got this jubilee orpington (Jujube) on 7/22 along with a light brahma (Pickles) from the local feed store. They said all chicks were female but s/he is maturing significantly faster than Pickles and is very feisty. I know they're too young to tell but the leg thickness and confidence...
I have a small flock of 5 adult hens ranging from 1 -5 years old (1 BO, 3 EE, 1 maran). I'm looking into adding 3 to my flock this spring - a brahma, another buff and potentially a silkie. I was thinking if I raise the 3 newbies together that although they'd be larger, they'd accept the silkie...
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I have a flock of 6 mixed chickens. We recently started hearing a crow and are trying to figure out who is doing it 🧐 Two hens are older and laying but the rest are about 5 -6 months old and we've had them all since they were a couple of weeks old. Our Easter Egger (Princess Laya)...
Hello! I got this little cutie as a hatchling and they have grown SIGNIFICANTLY faster than all the other babies I've had previously. Born June 4th. I'm hoping this baby is a hen but given his leg thickness and coloring I'm thinking it may be a roo. Very sweet temperament. Any thoughts are...
Hello! I have a flock of 6 very sweet hens. Every morning 2 of the hens Tater Tot and Ms. Frizzle ( buff orpington and a bantam cochin Frizzle) make a lot of noise until they get treats or some form of attention. Unfortunately, the noise can be heard by my neighbors. As such, I'm looking to...
I currently rent a house and the homeowner has changed her mind about having chickens in the backyard (as she is getting ready to sell the home). I've had them as little chicks since April 2018 and they are all laying. Would prefer they go to the same house or at least in pairs as they're all...
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My leghorn is about 8 months old and hasnt laid laid for over a month. I figured this was because of the shorter/ colder days. Today I noticed that she looks thinner, her comb is very pale, and she seems to be missing feathers. Her nose isnt running but her breathing sounds a bit wheezy...
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My frizzle is in need of a good home in the san jose,ca area. She's a bit too noisy for my backyard so unfortunately needs to be re homed. She's a decent layer of cream colored eggs about 1.3oz in size. Please let me know of questions!
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I have 7 chickens and 1 of them (Ms. Frizzle) is a cute little black cochin bantam frizzle hen. She lays decently sized eggs is very sweet but unfortunately she is extremely noisy. She seems to be the loudest before laying an egg as if she wants everyone to know she is about to lay...
Hello! I have a black cochin bantam frizzle who is pretty adorable. Very noisy but hasn't let out a crow of any kind. He/ she is really flighty though and although 5.5 months now her/ his face was already this red at 3 months old. Worried that Ms frizzle is actually a mister.
Hello! My 22 week old buff orpington Sunny D laid her first egg today! My Danish brown leghorn Sprinkles (23 weeks old) has been practicing the art of the squat for days and still no egg.
Aside from layer feed is there anything I should supplement their diets with?
I was just delivered a 15 week old Easter Egger from dare2dream farms. Unfortunately they're closed on weekends but I need help identifying if my new chicken is sick. She is in a dog crate but hasn't moved, eaten, or drank. I assume a lot of that is stress related given the car ride and looks...
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I was just delivered a 15 week old Easter Egger from dare2dream farms. Unfortunately they're closed on weekends but I need help identifying if my new chicken is sick. She is in a dog crate but hasn't moved, eaten, drank, or pooped since being here (an hour). I assume a lot of that is...
Hello! My easter egger is about 4 months old now and I assumed she's an easter egger given I bought her from a breeder. My friend who owns a few Easter eggers came over and said she thinks my Sprinkles may not be an easter egger at all given the lack of beard and dark/ stout legs. I've included...
My 8 week old buff has been leader of the flock but all of a sudden today has isolated herself, wont eat and is very lethargic. None of the other 5 chickens are displaying these symptoms.
Also noticed that twice her poo had a red tint to it.
Shes been eating medicated started feed and I change...
Hello! I recently got Fufu straight run from a local hatchery. His/her age wasn't known and thus I'm trying to figure out approximate age and if Fufu is a hen or roo. I've had her for 3 weeks now and she is significantly smaller than my other chicks and slightly smaller than my black cochin...
Hello! I'm new to owning backyard chickens and have read a ton on BYC recently (thank you to everyone for posting - really beneficial!!). I have 6 chicks from 4-6 weeks old and am pretty certain most are hens but there is 1 that I'm not too sure of - my black cochin (Ms. Frizzle). The farm I got...