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Actually I think you are right. I just went and took a closer look at the GL and it looks like it has some red wattles starting too. UGH!

I know that Polish chicks are notoriously hard to sex, but thought I would see if anyone out there could give a good guess anyway. I think these 2 are about 8 wks old. The GL has always been considerably larger than the SL. The GL has always had much longer tail feathers too. I am leaning...

I just looked up Dutch bantams and they also have darker skin so it looks like I will just have to see what my lil fav turns out to be. Thanks so much for the info. I really appreciate it!

Thank you for the response Nicalandia. You described my chicks perfectly which helps me confirm what I was thinking. My fav is the White Dutch mix. She is adorable. White feathers, black skin and the tiniest of the bunch. I have heard that with a silkie rooster and any other hen mix, any of...

I bought and hatched eggs from someone who had a black silkie roo in with several different breed chickens. Judging by the size of the egg and what the chicks look like so far, I think I have several silkie/silver lace wyandotte, one silkie/white dutch bantam and a couple of silkie/marans...

Any ideas of what kind of rooster "Honcho" is? He was all black as a chick but as he got older, he got a lot more color. We just aren't sure what he is.

Thanks for the reply Chickat. Its so weird because the wing situation doesn't seem to be slowing her down any. Just hoping it doesn't get worse. Glad your hen is doing good with only one wing. Sounds like they are tougher than I thought. This weekend I may just bind it and seperate her into...

Our coop got invaded by a raccoon early Christmas morning. It killed 2 of our hens and we have a feeling the one he was going for next before he was interrupted was this one. Her feathers were ruffled and sticking out all over the place for a few days. We noticed her wing looked funny and now...

Thanks for the input....you helped confirm our suspicions!

I have an 8 month old chicken that I have thought all along was a female but now am questioning that. Because of her look and knowing the chickens that were on the farm where we got her, we are thinking she is part Buff Orphington, and part Jersey Giant. We bought her as a hen and added her...

Thank you so much for the info tweetea. I am thinking you may be right about what is going on. She can't/won't open her eyes. We can pick her up and she doesn't move. The only reason we know she is still alive is because you can see her softly breathing. She is not from our flock. We got...

We moved her inside. Not sure whatelse we can do for her. :(

I posted a little bit ago about a sick chicken. She is laying with eyes and mouth closed. Still breathing, but not moving. The left side of her chest looks swollen but is hard, not soft. Any advice on what could be going on and what to do?

I am trying to mix antibiotics for my sick chicken. It is tetracycline hydrochloride powder. The dosing on the back only works with milligrams and large amounts of water. Just wanting to make a gallon or so. Any idea on how much powder I need to use?

I have a 6 month old Jersey Giant hen. Earlier we went out to the run and she was just laying there, kind of half on her side, half on her stomach. Her head was up slightly but our other 5 chickens were gathered around her. Obviously stressed. I went out to check on her again a few mins...

Thanks to the starter of this site! So many awesome ideas!

Im no expert but there seems to be an awful lot of red on that face to be a hen. I have heard that the wattles can get bigger and redder in a hen just before she starts laying so there is a chance. How old is she? Also if he or she is crowing, I would say roo. Everytime I have a question...

Thanks for the input! =D I was posting this for my mom so I will pass the idea on to her. I kinda wondered if the roo may need to take a one way trip too....lol. This is one of the reasons I have decided not to keep an myself. They seem to be great protectors of the flock but only on their...

I have 5 hens and 1 rooster that are a little over a year old. About a month ago I tried adding 3 more hens to the flock. The new ones are about 3 months old. The rooster and original chickens are not showing many if any signs of accepting the younger ones. They wont allow the younger ones...

She looks a lot like Muffin but not as red in the wattles..... Thaks so much, you have been a big help! I am feeling a little better.