I have a pullet named Zoe of about 8 months old. She has not started laying yet. A few weeks ago we had a raccoon/cat attack that killed one chicken. Ever since, Zoe has been walking strangely, and having one wing droop. It has gotten worse lately, with her constantly tripping and not putting...
I was closing up the chicken coop for the night when I noticed blood dripping down the roost and on the floor- after some inspection I realized which hen it was and that the end one of her talons was ripped off and was bleeding. She is at the bottom of the pecking order so I wouldn’t be...
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Does anyone have a guess at what breed these two are? They’re about 14 weeks. I don’t know anything about their parentage except for one of their parents might be an Easter egger. Thanks!
I had one of my cockerels ‘crow’ today (I have 5 in a coop together, they are 7 weeks). Will he become the alpha rooster, or does the order of crowing make no difference? Thanks!
Hi! So I’ve been on this website for a month, but never introduced myself.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Yes, I’m very new- I got 5 chicks in mid-November who are now almost 2 months old.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
I have 5 that are almost two...
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The local school was giving away chicks after having raised them, so I took them. The local ag agent got them from a local farm (local being southern USA), so they could be mixed breeds. I know nothing about their parentage and have no means of finding out. Apparently they were hatched from...
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I have 5 chick(en)s that are almost 5 weeks old (hatched on Nov. 12th). They are currently inside my study with a heat lamp, but they are getting rowdy and loud so they need to move out soon. The temperatures here dip into just below freezing occasionally, but are mostly in the 30s and up...
My chickens are still chicks as of right now, but I am wondering wether I should (partially) free range them when they are older.
I have three guinea fowl that are completely free ranged and nothing (besides my dogs) has tried to kill them that we know of. I also have three very fat ducks that I...
I am new to chickens and pretty new to this website. I have 5 chicks of unidentified breeds, 3 Pekin ducks, 2 goats, 3 guineas, and 3 dogs. In my free time I enjoy drawing, playing piano, and reading.
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I’m new to chickens, and I just got 5 chicks. They are from a farm that has many different breeds of chickens, and I got them from a friend who hatched them from eggs. Can anyone tell me what breed or genders they are?
Thank you!that one is Lemonade- I think s/he is an Easter egger, but...