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I just acquired this hen from a local backyard flock. She is about 6months and we are wondering if she is maybe sick. Have you ever seen eye sockets like this on a hen?
So we are hoping that they are dark. We are pretty sure that they are Buff Brahma. We saved them from the RK as they are probably getting a little older and were the last two. Can you help us identify?
I'm looking for solid advice from our more experienced Chicken parents out there!
I just had a baby chick hatch and Helen, our broody hen, is in the coop with the others with her eggs. She still has five potentials and only one has hatched, this is Day 21. Should I isolate her from the others...
After a year I had my first instance of sour crop. I want to lay out what I did last month to help my girl survive. I'll be detailed because my wife and I struggled to find a good way to help her through as the information was all over the place. We read that there was no hope, and she is...
I just want to show off my Silkie rooster. He was brought into the flock on a whim by my wife and I. He had a really rough time as a chick and almost died from a prolapsed anus. These days, he enjoys getting beat up by the hens that he is trying to mate with. 0.0
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Just got my first flock this spring
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
19, chicken math is getting me
(3) What breeds do you have?
A healthy mix of about 9 breeds
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard...
This is Jaime. I have four Barred Rock (20wks) which are from a local farm store, pullets.This chicken is the first to have the full comb and her tail is spreading out. We are wondering if we got that 5% chicken that may be a rooster in the pullet bin. I'd love to hear your insight. What...