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So these two are over a year old. And I could have sworn laid for me last summer. (I was getting 2 light brown eggs, and only have 3 possibilies). Then two days ago one walked up to our back door and crowed at me. Several times. That's when I noticed he had developed sickle feathers. Thoughts...

Just hatched 5 chicks from blue eggs. They are frizzled Cochin x EE mixes. 99% the majority if not all are from one hen that I have that lays blue eggs. She's GLW x Americauna mix, but has yellow legs, instead of slate. The 5 chicks that hatched are all feathered shanked yellow legged...

A few weeks ago I brought home a pullet that was sneezing. Hadn't been sneezing, started when I was driving home. When I got home and unloaded her, into quarantine, I noticed another one of my pullets sneezing. A coon got all but 1 (sneezing) pullets I had in quarantine. Figured since I had...

I was blaming the dog. We got bombarded inside with fleas over the last week. Gave the dog a bath, give her a flea treatment, and vacuumed the house using an abrasive agent in the carpet. Yet she was still coming in fleas that I could see! Then we noticed when walking between the chickens...

My breeding project has 8 hens, all but 1 are LF, with 1 bantam Cochin rooster. He is mature, 1.5 yrs, and has covered the previous owners bantam hens before. I've only seen him cover two of my hens, a BR And bantam sized mix. I am sure he is covering the others, but before I go counting my...

Was sold to me as a pullet. About 12? Weeks old. Comb just really shot up the last week. Has a little size on hatch mate. Thoughts?

I have a rabbit hutch converted to a brooder for chicks. It's plenty warm outside for this. But I guess it's not secure enough. Lost 3 3wk old chicks last night. In the same cage(divided) was a 10wk old pullet. There were feathers from her in the wire, but small chicks no where to be found...

Beginning of week noticed just eyelids swollen. Noticed this today. Chick belongs to a friend.

So, I thought I would start recording my project, 'blog' style. Around here (Central Texas) there are a few breeders raising quality birds. But where I am, everyone is about an hour away. I figured, why not start raising quality birds, and at least there should be a market if I need to...

(wasn't sure if this should be here or under breed/gender) I bought this hen (with two others) that are suppose to be 1.5yr old. Of the 3, only 1 I know for sure is laying. The other two haven't laid, and have been with me over 1.5 months. Shes a hatchery "amercauna" Is she older than I was told?

Bought a new rooster and his only issue is he had scaly leg mites, per the previous owner. I am assuming they went untreated or not completely treated due to the amount of "scar tissue" on his feet. Is there anything I can do to get his feet looking better? Gel, sprays, creams, etc? I dusted...

Looking to buy my first incubator and really want a "plug and play" one. I've read hovabator is the best, and was looking on eBay. Also saw the one from tractor supply with the auto turner isn't bad either. Thoughts?

(Hopefully dawg will see this and respond. Heard they are the go-to for these things.) This post contains two stories that merge into one. Sorry in advance if this causes confusion. Picked up 3 new hens from a lady yesterday. Did some reading and decided they should be dewormed and treated...

Bear with me, am posting from my phone. There are several post in my history, and would copy and paste them, but it would be come a novel. Yesterday hen who has been sick (marecks, wry neck, moldy feed?) has been making upward progress. Has been hold her tail feathers tucked, has som...

I've got a hen at work (free ranging chickens at an exotic animal park) who's been sitting about a week now. The place she chose is fairly safe, but its in a small shelter that lots of animals use. I would like to move her to a much safer and enclosed area in another barn. I am trying to keep...

I have a flock of 7, 7-11 week old pullets. I know its hard to introduce young chicks into a flock. Would I be better off to add older, close to point of lay hens? I do not have a way to separate them for long. Last introduction I left the chicks in a large wire dog kennel for the day. Then...

Kept this game mix because I think he is a roo. But now I'm second guessing myself. Just turned 7 weeks. Sorry, cell phone pics. He does run off the neck chicks from feeders. But otherwise isn't acting roo-ish. He was the first to develop a comb. Thoughts?

Had 1 roo and 1 pullet guess in the EE thread. Thoughts? Breeder said vent sexed pullet.

I am very interested in getting an automatic door, but when I priced the chicken specific, WOW! My coops built from all recycled material basically, and I didn't know they were that expensive. Has anyone made an automatic door themselves? Or have any ideas on what to do? I dont *need* one...

I introduced 3 new birds to my flock of same age birds. This was Tuesday. I know its too soon, but can I do anything to encourage acceptance? Currently, the new chicks spend most of their time hiding under my raised coop. They do come out, but get run off by the flock. They come out when I...