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Not sure where I should post this....but ah well. Just wondering what the outcome will be off a wheaten pekin x buff pekin? Thanks peeps! :D

These are 10 week old (Bristish) araucana chicks, i was wondering if anybody could sex them.... I'm sorry that the photos are not rotated...my laptop is playing up! :/ I know that the light sussex's is 2 girls and a boy :) The one at the front i really hope is a girl..... Im 90%...

We found this as a newly hatched chick by the side of the road. It is now 8 weeks old, and i don't really know what it is. It is much smaller than my other chicks of the same age, as you can see (its standing next to an araucana chick also 8 weeks.) I was wondering if anybody...

I have 7, 5 week old (British) araucana chicks. I notices today that 2 already have a long spur-like toe on the back. I managed to get a picture or two, as it was quite confrontational! i dont know if you can see or not....As it is my first propper batch of chicks, when they are meant to...

This is a British araucana x red production hybrid. Its about 16 weeks old and I'm starting to get suspicions..... Its almost the same size as its mothers and looks like its getting some longer feathers at the back... I'd really appreciate any help! Thanks!! !

She has her tail down and limps when she walks as if she is in a bit of pain. She has not attempted to get onto the perch so is sleeping on the floor. She is sitting down alot. She is eating and drinking fine and is socialising with the rest of the flock. I was wondering what is wrong with her...

Could someone please tell me what gender it is? I'm hoping its a girl as it the only one!!! Its a 6 week old (British tailed) araucana cross Thankyou!!!

Ok, so my hens are free rangers and I think at least 3 of them are laying somewhere else! I've been thinking of ways i could track them and non of the ideas seem that a good idea! So, I was wondering if anyone had any good ideas for finding where their hens were laying!!!

I was wondering if anyone had these and what they thought of them! (what colour eggs do they lay and how many?!)

I have a friend who is going to get her first chickens soon! It is also her birthday soon so was thinking of getting her something to so with chickens (basic must-haves, handy things!) so, what are some good birthday ideas for a chicken newbee?!

After wondering why one of my hens was ill for a while, and after worming them and everything else, i found i have a lice infestation!!! I really dont know what to do now! I am going to buy some lice powder. I have a few questions #1. I have a spare coop, so will put them in that one after i...

Ok, i have an araucana hen who is broody and is sitting in her nest. One of my hens is sitting next to her and keeps doing so (not laying an egg). Her face is pale and she isnt looking that well (standing alone, still, and weird poos). I was wondering if she is broody or if anybody has...

I have had a hen which has been a bit off color and has had creamy poo with green bits in it, also a few days ago a bit of blood. At first i suspected worms and as it was Easter weekend i couldn't get any wormer. Now I'm not so sure what it could be! She has gone missing (not in coop...

I found really white and greeny poo in my hen shed with a bit of blood next to it, i found out which hen it was and she is looking a bit under the weather(easily caught, bit wobbly!) i was wondering if anybody knows what could be wrong and what i should do now! This is it- the bit in...

My hens are laying in our barn,not in their shed. They have nest boxes in their shed with fresh straw but they are not using it. They have used it before though. i was wondering if locking them in would help? I have 5 hens and a cockerel in this shed, i know they mostly lay in the morning...

Hi! I was just looking at my eggs through a torch, and the shell was dottled a bit like this, i read on a page on candling it could be to do with bacteria. Just wondered if it would stop it from hatching and for more information! Thankyou!

Hi! I am new to hatching my own chickens and am hoping to do so this year with a broody hen. This week i am moving 3 of my araucana birds into a new shed and therefore keeping them in for a few days to show them where to stay (i was thinking with the dark enclosure MIGHT make one of them...

I am hoping to show one of my araucana hens and our cockerel at local agricultural shows as well as some of our sheep. What am i looking for to see if she is a good show bird? What preperation should i do before hand? Is there any other tips i could do with? Thanks for all you help!

I have 3 araucana he s who have just started laying. When they go to bed at night one or two of them make a flemy sound when it breathes (a bit like a snoring but from the throat). I was wondering if this was a problem or if there was any way i could solve it or what it is. There is no other...

Hi. After spending years wanting chickens i finally got three ex-batts in March! Since then we got 6 more, including 3 Araucana hens and a cockerel! Hoping to get a silkie and hatch some chicks soon! I'm exited to look about and learn!