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So I got 5 white leghorns last night off of craigslist they are 6 months old and he said he believed they are all females... I know leghorns have huge combs and wattles but some of them have bigger one's then others I've never had leghorns before so I don't know. They all seem to have hen saddle...

So about 3 weeks ago I had a light bramah die. She looked as if she was trampled she was a pulled around 5 months old and today I walk in the coop and I see one of my Americanas about 4 months old looking tired and lachargic but she was able to stand. So we put her in a nesting box and just put...

So I have a light brahma that is missing some tail feathers and she is picking at it herself along with 2 others she is bleeding where there are some blood feathers and I've separated her. But why is she and the other 2 pecking them I know they will sometimes peck at injurys but there's no...

So I had a quail who's head skin was just gon it was bleeding I thought maybe a mouse cane in and chewed on it so I took care of it and seperated... Also this is a white cotunix or texas am I don't no the gender I've heard you can't vent sex them very well and I can't seem to either... Anyways...

I came out and she was like this none of the other quail have any sign of injury. There is 1/4 in hardware cloth around the whole cage except the floor is 1/2 in but there's a tray that is right I don't think a mouse could've gotten in what do I do. Should I clean the wound and how did this...

So I got some quail when they were a little over 3 weeks old, they are now 7 weeks and still no eggs. I was able to vent sex them a couple days a ago and the males clearly had a bump and a whole bunch of foam like substance. They get light but still no eggs. If the males are sexually mature...

I bought a 1 1/2 yr old silkie off of craigslist about 2 1/2 weeks ago and she still hasn't laid an egg yet... I know silkies will sometimes lay for a week and then take a month off is that what she's doing? And have heard it could take a couple of weeks for her to accumulate to the coop, but...

I'm getting 2, 3 month old barn cats and was wondering if their raised around my chickens will they attack or even kill them. We have seen some mice in our barn that's why we're getting them, but I do have bantam sized silkies and don't want the cats to hurt them. (We don't free-range unless...

I have 13 chickens and I wanted to wait until they started to lay to free range them.(which will be within 2 weeks for most)We live surrounded by corn fields and have a lot of Apple trees so I feel like there's plenty of coverage from hawks and of course, they will have access to their coop and...

So the title is the question can I put a chick 3 weeks old in with some other 3 week old chicks I have 2 Easter Eggers and a barred rock and I found someone selling some serama chicks I was wondering since their the same age would it be ok I only want 1 serama that's why I'm asking cause I don't...

I got this Brahma from someone who gets chicks from a hatchery and sells them they are all supposed to be pullets, but hatcheries do make mistakes. I do believe all the rest are pullets they are all a different breed but this Brahma I can't tell She should be almost 7 weeks old not positive...

So a couple days ago I got 10 Coturnix quail that are 3-4 weeks old have have been feeding them Dumor Chick Starter/Grower that I do believe is 20% protein and I think quail need more(even though on the back it says quail can eat it). Tomorrow I'm going to Tractor Supply and wondering what feed...

So I have a silkie cockerel ( also a naked neck cockerel )and a variety of pullets just wondering if any would be sex-linked chicks, pullets/hens include - Light Brahma(whiteish colored), White Plymouth Rock, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Welsummer, Golden Commet, Barred Rock, Easter eggers and a...

This chick is supposed to be a pullet I got her off of craigslist but the lady gets the chicks from hatcherys ( we've gotten chicks from her before)but of course hatcheries make mistakes too, it's like a 85-90% chance I got her when she was 9 days old along with 2 americanas she is now almost 3...

So about 14 weeks ago we bought 3 chicks from tractor supply they just said they were laying hens I was so excited to get them I wasn't really concentrating on the breed now we have 11 pullets and I know all the other breeds. At first we were sure they were isa browns now their combs and...

Ok so I have 3, 10 day old chicks that are staying in our garage in the day time it's about 95 degrees but a tad bit cooler in the garage but at night it drops down to 70 so it would be a bit cooler in the garage i have two heating lamp bulbs a 40 watt red reptile light and a 250 watt red chick...

My 3 chicks that are 10 days old, are outside in the garage, at night we're going to put a heat lamp above them but it's 95° outside now( during the day time) is that to hot for them should I put a fan out there, I also don't want them to get cold at night it's about 70 at night sometimes a...

I have a barred rock that is 9 days old that I got from someone who got them from a hatchery and the hatchery said they were all female( I know that's not always accurate) it has a fairly big white spot on it's head, one wing is dark and one has a little more baring not as much as pics online...

What type of ameraucanas are these? I know there's 8 types, these are both a little over 1 week old (9 days) I know for a fact they're americana just don't know what kind. Also will the type change the egg color I know they lay blue and some lay olive green( also their legs look more olive...

I have 3 baby chicks and wondering if a 60 watt reptile bulb will be enough they are going to be in the garage the weather here's is in the 90s in the day and 70s or so at night ( lowest this week is 68 at night)