Hi all, curious you opinions.
I have a nearly 9 month old buff orpington pullet that maybe has water belly? Isn't that uncommon for a bird of that age? I know it is all a mystery what is happening inside until a necropsy...
Here is the background- about 2 months ago I brought her in for a rear...
Can someone help me decide what to do about this poop? Is a fecal float test in order? It is foamy...but not always
Background- I acquired a young cockerel from a friend a few weeks ago, he is an Olive Egger/BCM mix about 5mths old. He has been safely integrated into the flock, and has settled...
Hi all, I have a chick that is maybe 12 hours old, hatched under a broody hen. Previous 5 eggs hatched on Thursday...there were 4 eggs remaining until this one hatched this morning (I am not sure if this chick was delayed or on time, as a few days into hen sitting she stole an egg and had rubbed...
Can someone help me understand if this cross produces sex linked chicks? And of so, any idea of the color/patterns per gender to be expected? I have seen some conflicting information. I am thinking that maybe my pullet chicks would be primarily golden/buff, and cockerels would be darker and show...
New to having a cockerel around. When I have been cooking up eggs, I have been doing fertility checks. This is the first I have seen that "maybe" looks fertilized to me. Eggs are collected daily.
3 of my 7 pullets are laying (2 BCM for almost a month and 1 BO for about 2 weeks) He (BO) and all...
Hi all, new as a member, though I have searched info here for a long while. Finally settled in our property and started raising a new flock! 1 have 8, 5 week old chicks (2 BCM, 3 SLW, 3 BO) they will be due to move into their new coop next week. These have been my first chicks raised from day...
Hi all, new-ish to chickens, first time raising day old chicks. I have 8 chicks, all hatched on 9/16, so just over 5 weeks old. 2 black copper marans, 3 silver laced wyandottes, 3 buff orpingtons. All 3 of the BO were slow to feather, 1 I am about positive is a roo. Of the SLW, one was very slow...