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They are 8 weeks old. I would think I have one boy and one girl, but they are both the same size and it looks like they have the same leg thickness and coloring. LO 1- girl? LO 2- suspected boy

I have a brown coturnix male and two TXA&M females. I hatched three of their eggs and one chick is differently patterned and colored than the other two. Is this normal?

I let one of my broody hens hatch a barred rock egg (dad is an EE) because I thought it would be sex-linked. The chick had a spot on his head, so it should be a boy, right? However, he is now just over two weeks old and his feathers are coming in solid black, not barred. If I look closely I...

My newest egg layer is only 16 weeks old, and this is her third egg ever. Look at this funny egg she just made!

Silly question. I have a rooster who's dad is an EE and mom is a silkie. His sister lays light greenish eggs. I have a hen who lays olive eggs. Her dad is the same EE and mom is a Maran. If I let them mate, what color eggs will the next generation lay? I've looked at a lot of charts...

A quail escaped while I was cleaning the cage. This has happened before, actually with like 10 of them, so I thought, no big deal. Usually they run and hide under things and are easy to catch. In this particular instance, though, the quail took off in flight, all at once at least 30 ft...

Has anyone on here been to Cuba? What are some recommendations for a 1 week holiday trip? Where to visit/what to do/what to not do in particular. I'm interested particularly in nature and culture with less touristy sites if possible. I'm extremely low maintenance about accommodations...

Tractor supply had 50ft of 24in tall, 1/4in hardware cloth on sale for $25. That's a great price, right? I've searched on here and a lot of people have said it is not as safe as the heavier gauge 1/2in hardware cloth, but I haven't seen anyone mention what and how predators got through it...

You know how they say birds of a feather flock together? Is that true? If so, does that mean that chickens know what they look like?

Hey everyone! I bought a few Texas A&M Coturnix as chicks in October. They are healthy but never laid any eggs, so I assumed they are either 1) all boys or 2) not getting enough light. However, they never crowed either, until last week. Now I have three or four crowers (it's hard to catch...

I recently saw a news story online about people getting sick from backyard chickens. At the time, I thought my computer was stalking me like usual and knows I'd be interested. When I was building my coop, for example, I suddenly started seeing ads for pre-fab chicken coops everywhere. (Rude!)...

I've been using this site for quite a while! Thanks to everyone on here for being such great resources! I live in the Texas Hill Country and raise chickens, ducks, quail, and plants. I've really appreciated all the good advice, commiseration, general help I've received here.

Here they are. The last one in the front is a silkie ee mix that I'm 85% sure is a boy. What do people think on the others? I'm thinking all girls.

I live in Texas where we hardly ever get cold enough to require supplemental heat for adult chickens (very few days that are below freezing, a few nights hovering in the 20s and 30s, and almost never below 20F). However in the summer (march-october, lol), it is regularly over a 100F with very...

Would my quail appreciate having a small box to hide from predators/storms? I have a large enclosure now but it's all open to the elements. If I build them a small box with a tiny opening, would they use it? What about a birdhouse that is slightly off the ground? Same question for nest...

Is it okay to put roosting bars directly over each other vertically (with a couple feet between)? Has anyone done this and do the birds on the lower perch get too poopy? Thanks!

So mama is a white silkie and dad is the pretty dude in the pictures below. Neither of the two babies have any wattle or comb yet, but they are only a month old. The coloring and feathering are pretty different though. So based on that is there any way to guess gender? Here are the two...

I've heard with a single comb it's not a wyandotte, but that's how it was labeled and it doesn't bother me. It's from the pullet bin at TSC. I'm thinking boy? He or she is just under six weeks old in these photos. What do you think its gender is? It doesn't matter much to me, but I can't take...

What is this and what should I do about it? Do I need to pull it out? Chicken is acting normal and no other chickens have it. They free range. It started up yesterday. I have sprayed colloidal silver, saline, and vetrx.