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I got four of these in an assortment of pullets from Ideal. They are almost 5 weeks old. Any ideas? Thanks!

Hi All! I bought a second hand Brinsea 40 Advanced, and the second day of use the turning assemblage came apart and the incubator fell. Not pretty! I have all the instructions and diagrams, but none show the inside of the turning cradle on the end where the motor is. The diagrams and photos I...

Had a chick injured by a predator last night. Not sure what did it, but probably something small--a rat maybe? Chick is almost 4 weeks old. Was walking funny. I picked him up, saw a gaping wound, pulsing, above his tail, and a little to the left of it. I took him inside, cleaned the wound...

Went to check on my broody with her chicks, and one was lying on the ground and appeared dead. Picked her up, she was stone cold but alive. Chick is 6 or 7 days old. Others were fine. They are outside with mom, and it's been cool at night. Thought maybe she had somehow gotten separated from...

I have a cockerel who is about 23 weeks old now. He's extremely good with the pullets, even running over from wherever he is if he hears a hen in distress. If it's because a younger cockerel (he's the oldest) is trying to breed, this guy will break it up and then leave the hen alone. Other...

I have an 8 or 9-month-old Ameraucana cockerel from a local breeder, not vaccinated. He's always been a sweet and gentle guy, and has never crowed or chased hens (there were younger but more dominant cockerels around). The past few days he has been "nesting" on the ground, rather than...

This is a hatchery chick from an assortment. Seems to stand too tall to be a Cochin, but I've only had Bantam Cochins so I could be wrong about that. From pics I've seen, might be a Langsham, but I've never seen one so I dunno...

They are 3 and a half weeks old. Chick 1 - head is a red-rust color Chick 2 Back of Chick 1, and Chick 3--looks like Barred Rock chick but with white chest. Chick 4 All Black, including dark slate legs and feet with black wash. Chick 5 Chick 6 on the left--feathered legs, but...

This guy is a character. He's got the typical Brabanter inquisitive nature, nice spangling and great crest, but is missing his beard. Brabanters are friendly, curious, clever chickens. Hens lay large white eggs. We are in North San Diego County, CA.

A dog grabbed one of my cockerels last night. The bird has been in shock, but seemed otherwise okay last night--no blood, able to roost. But this morning I discovered his crop is actually torn open. I can clean and bandage wound if it's possible for it to heal, but is it? Otherwise I will...

Last night something got my favorite rooster. Ironically, I was driving his brother to a new home, and got home a little late--it was already dark. The birds were roosting and I locked up. I've locked them up after dark before, but at those times I was at home, and my dogs had access to the...

These two chicks will be 10 weeks old on Saturday and are unrelated. I'm thinking I've got a girl and a boy, since one is much more red in the face than the other, but his comb is still quite small. Both have small wattles. I have one other bantam Cochin, and I remember at one point I was...

I know these aren't the greatest photos for trying to tell gender, but some of these babies have a brighter coloration than others, and I was wondering if the flashier ones might be males...does anyone know? These are my first Brabanters, and they're almost 3 weeks old.

I have my birds in two chain link dog runs, reinforced 2-3' up all around with 1/2" hardware cloth or roofing panels, There are platforms halfway up, and roosting poles a foot above the platforms. One has a solid top, the other has a chicken wire top but we will be making that at least...

I have two BCM pullets that started laying end of July. Three days ago, one went broody. It just so happened I had hatching eggs on order, so yesterday I placed 9 Silkie eggs in her care. This bird had been "deflowered" the day before. These girls were pretty much laying every day, with...

I'm a bit bewildered. One of my pullets has decided to stay in the nesting box. She didn't come out when I opened the runs to let the birds free range for a few hours, and normally she'd be clamoring at the gate with the rest of them. I went in a couple of times to talk to her. She made some...

I apologize if this has been asked and answered, but I wasn't sure how to look this one up. Here goes: If you get black birds from blue x black crossings, do they carry blue genes, or all black? I want black to breed to lavender. Would a black from a blue x black breeding work? Thanks!

...while I was in the shower. It was BAD, and I couldn't make sense of it--my runs are pretty safe, but still a work in progress. But in my (limited experience), the birds get real quiet if a predator arrives. I have some chicks down in the basement. Wondered if the dogs had gotten in there...

I bought two BCM pullets at 11 or 12 weeks of age. They are culls from a local breeder. I chose two that looked different from each other (one had much more feathering on its legs and a bit more copper). The larger bird with the fluffier legs does weird things. At first, she would pull...

This little bird is about 4 months old. Has a bit of that "swept back" look that I've heard says "cockerel," but I'm not sure. Pretty skittish, runs away from me (I've only had it 6 weeks, not from hatching). That's why it was so hard to get a picture from the front. Hope it's okay. Any...