I have a show girl rooster who is 6 months old that my hen hatched. He is not vaccinated but my flock is vaccinated except the ones I bought from tractor supply. I was checking all my chickens to see if their liice was home or I needed to treat again. I have treated 2 time last 2 with elector...
I have a 6 month old silkie Roo who is still eating and drinking but, I noticed he has poop on his rear end feathers and yesterday morning he was fine all day but at night his legs were kind of sprawled and he didn’t want to move.. I gave him a bath to inspect him and I sat him in a epson salt...
Hi does anyone know what kind of ducklings these are? I know Georgia is a crested duck I have had her for almost 3 years but the brown and black one they are 8 weeks old. My hubby brought them home at a week old from TSC my boys got one over on him. Does anyone happen to know if they are male...
I have 2 chicks a buff Orpington and a California Grey both 6 weeks old the buff Orpington started the the spots first and then the California grey this week. I thought they were fowl pox at first but now I’m not sure. My buff Orpington chick has had it longer then my California grey but today...
Hi everyone, I need help understand how the coloring in silkies go. I have a Black split to paint Silkie Rooster and a Splash Silkie Rooster, both bearded. A Bearded Showgirl paint, Paint and Mauve silkie Hens. Non Bearded Blue and White Silkie hens.
My showgirl hatched 7 eggs. 1 that was hers...
Hi guys, so I bought some chicks from Tractor Supply they were labeled pullets. I bought 10 all together in 2’s. They’re going to be 4 weeks in a couple days and one of my Lavender Orpington comb is coming in bigger then the other one as well as my Cuckoo Maran one comb looks different then the...
Hi, I have had my Goose for almost a year and half she will be 2 years in July. So I thought she was a female I read some don’t start laying till they are fully mature by 2 years of age. Last 6 months she started not wanting us close to the flock she is a singleton. With in the last 2 months she...
Hi does anyone know if this is a female or male? My daughter rescued a female bunny from the shelter and decided to bring home a 9 week old holland lop and she said the guy originally told her it was a female. But went to pick it up and then told her he wasn’t sure. Yes, you would think she...
I have two chicks who are 10 weeks old my silkie hatched. At first o thought they were both boys but now I am unsure. The one with all white has 5 toes and black skin like a silkie (mom) and the all black one with alittle white has black skin like a silkie but feet like dad (Birchen Cochin). I...
I’m pretty sure I have 2 cockerel ’s but I can’t tell if the other one is a pullet or a cockerel. My Barred Cochin hatched them but the ones with the white on their are from my Easter Eggers one blue and green layer and the smaller one is from my dark Cornish and my Rooster is a Birchen Cochin...
I have 4 Easter Eggers that are 11 weeks old. I am wondering if they are pullets or cockerels? I am new to owning chickens. I bought them from my local feed store when they were 3 days old they were straight run I had no clue what that meant until I started reading more. Any help would be...
Hi , I am new to the thread and also to raising chicken. Can anyone tell me what my Barred Cochin’s or barred rocks are? They are 5 and 6 weeks.
The first 4 pics are my 7 year old baby little foot hence his or her foot is hurt when we bought it. He is really hoping it’s a pullet so it doesn’t...