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  1. Potato and Eilonwy

    What gender? (Brahmas, I think its 1 boy 1 girl, but Im not sure)

    These are my 2 Brahmas, Shawn and Juliet! They are both 6 weeks old, and I think that Juliet is a girl and Shawn is a boy. Im never too sure about genders though, which is why I came here. Does anybody know what gender these are?
  2. Potato and Eilonwy

    Young hen has been broody in the nesting box for 28 days, whats the best way to stop it now?

    About 28 days ago my young hen Loaf (Buff orpington, just under 1yr old) went broody. I've been taking the eggs out from under her every once in a while, but now I feel like that was the wrong thing to do. I dont think hens are usually broody for this long, so I want to try breaking it soon...
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    young hen just sitting in nesting box, I am 99% positive shes not broody or sick. Is this normal?

    My sweet chicken Loaf is a pretty young chicken, and she just recently started laying again after winter ended (she hadnt been laying long before winter). For the past 2 days, shes mostly just been sitting in the nesting box. She seems fine, theres not enough eggs under her to be broody, when I...
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    What genders are these chicks?!?!?

    So, a while ago I made a post asking whether my newly bought chicks were male or female, and nobody could really tell since they were too young. So I decided to remake this post now that they are 9 weeks old (Sheesh, time flies!). So, folks, are these chicks MALE or FEMALE? (NOTE: We've heard...
  5. Potato and Eilonwy

    Leaving home for 36 hours. What should I do with my chicks?

    I have 4 chicks that will be 4 weeks old on Friday. I am planning on leaving on Friday Afternoon and returning home Saturday 4:00 PM. What should I do with my baby chicks? They poop up their water within an hour of me changing it, and the fact that the internet says chicks can die in 12 hours...
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    Brahma, Americana, or Olive Egger?

    Hi! Its been a while since I was online here, and I just went to tractor supply and bought 4 new chicks for my flock. We got 2 Olive Eggers, one with feathered feet, the other without. Then we got 1 Buff Orpington and 1 Americauna. Everybody except for the Buff Orpington were straight run, and...
  7. Potato and Eilonwy

    Meet my Flock (In more detail)

    Welcome! It's been a while since I posted, right? Anyway, if anybody has watched my videos about chickens on YouTube, you probably know a thing or two about each of my chickens. Whether you did or not, or whether you care or not, I am making this post talking about each my chickens in more...
  8. Potato and Eilonwy

    Poofy Chicken Contest!!! - Ends November 5th 2023

    WINNERS: Star428 🥇 Shabby Chic-Hens 🥈 Post your Poofiest Chicken! RULES: You must have a picture of your chicken You can only enter a limit of 5 birds I think thats about it lol Heres a picture of my poofy girl Potato (Buff Orpington): This is my first time making a contest. If I did...
  9. Potato and Eilonwy

    Barred Rock Chicken Limping

    Our barred rock Alaska we just found limping around the coop this morning. She seemed energetic and stuff but she was slow and limp. We dont know what the problem is, so please help us if you can! Also we are pretty sure she isn't eggbound. PLEASE HELP!
  10. Potato and Eilonwy

    Update on Egg laying!

    Heres an update on how are barred rocks are doing with laying eggs! So far our easter egger has not layed any eggs but I will post something about that when it happens. Anyway, only ONE of our barred rocks are actually laying eggs, and the layer is the chicken we thought was a rooster! Her name...
  11. Potato and Eilonwy

    FIRST BARRED ROCK EGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    You guys wont believe it! Today I went outside and all my chickens were out and about. Later when I was starting to put them away, I saw one of the biggest barred rocks go into one of the nesting boxes. I thought it was peculiar, because this was the first time one went into the nesting box...
  12. Potato and Eilonwy

    Why Arent My Chickens Laying Eggs?

    So our 3 young Barred Rock chickens are 22 weeks old, and they havent started laying eggs. We arent very worried about our Easter Egger because they take longer to lay eggs, but anyway, we dont know why our chickens havent started laying eggs yet. Its cold up where we are, so we are wondering if...
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