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10 week old mystery chick was given to me, along with two cinnamon girls, by a friend who said she thought it was a Brahma cross. (No feathered feet and not a large chick.) Wondering if this is a cockerel? Comb starting to pinken and I noticed the little wing feathers on her/him today. Of...

Hi there - I found my favorite girl, Dottie, lethargic this morning and making a snoring sound. The sound eventually stopped by mid-day but the lethargy continued. She has not eaten anything today but had a lot of water before heading in and going to bed tonight. (She got up and roosted with her...

This little one is about 6-8 weeks old. Easter Egger mama, banty Buff papa, Silkie surrogate. ;) Any thoughts on gender? I thought pullet but am noticing the red coming in on the wings... Thanks! [/IMG]

I came home this afternoon to discover that a chick hatched out of one of my broody's nests and the other broody was attacking it. I brought the chick inside, cleaned it up and put colloidal silver and neosporin on it's back. I've been dropper feeding it with water and probiotic/electrolyte...

HI there - I'm pretty sure my 3yo production red, Silver, has ascites. A few weeks ago I noticed that her rear end was covered in poop. I washed her in a warm bath and her backside was slightly swollen and felt like a water balloon, which seems in line with an ascites diagnosis. Since then...

Hiya! I have a persnickety neighbor who has complained about my sweet, amazing rooster. (The nerve!) We live on tree-lined 2 acre lots that allow livestock, but he is allegedly "annoyed". And "annoying animals" are not allowed. (oh, don't get me started....) So. I've been asked to rehome Red...

My brother was just in the main post office in Greenville, NC on Memorial Drive. The postmaster said that someone had denied a 3'x5' box of baby chicks and they are quickly dying in the box there. He asked my brother to take them off his hands. He can't do it as he just rents a room from...

My brother was just in the main post office in Greenville, NC on Memorial Drive. The postmaster said that someone had denied a 3'x5' box of baby chicks and they are quickly dying in the box there. He asked my brother to take them off his hands. He can't do it as he just rents a room from...

I lost two white silkies and a Pekin duck during the day yesterday while they were free ranging. First daytime predator attack ever. Their bodies were left and there appeared to be mostly neck eating, some torso. The predator got in my coop last night and got another duck - took the meat right...

Hmmmm thought this gal was a gal. Then I saw what looks like itty bitty nubs forming on his/her legs... Like possible early spurs. What do you think??? Shim is about 14 weeks old.

This is a feed store special, about 12 weeks old. He was in there with the silkies under "mixed Bantam". I know he's from Ideal Poultry. I'm wondering if anyone could help me figure out what kind of bantie he is? My guess is either BO or Wyandotte but I have no idea how to tell them apart. He...

I have two broody hens. One, a BO, is sitting stalwart on her three eggs and being the perfect broody mama I would expect. The other, an EE (and the lowest ranked hen in my flock) is having some issues. I know for a fact that the other hens have been in there cracking/eating her eggs. I...

Hiya! My hybrid layer, Silver, has an injury above her eye. It started out small, looking like pox or a pecking injury (recently married two flocks). Today I noticed it has grown quite large. She doesn't seem to have respiratory issues, she's still laying and is ranging and eating well. She...

Hi! I'll give a quick back story. We purchased 7 pullets from a breeder last winter. Two of them got sick immediately and were quarantined. I'm pretty sure they had/have MG, but by the time we figured all of this out (being new to chickens) my 3 and 5 yo daughters had fallen in love with these...

Just wanted to share a few pics that make me happy and remind me how gratifying chickens/child rearing/homesteading can be! [/IMG]

Here are my two BO babies both allegedly pullets. One is looking suspiciously roo-ish with his/her reddening comb. Thoughts? 0[/IMG][/IMG]

I bought this guy/gal with six other pullets at 12wks of age. They were supposed to be all pullets. S(he) has started crowing this week when the coop is opened in the morning and now today during the day. While I understand that hens can crow, esp in the absence of a roo, I don't know if they do...

Hi there - Three weeks ago I purchased my first flock of 7 pullets (2 leghorns, 1 RIR, 4 Americauna/EEs), ranging in ages from 12-16 weeks, from what seemed to be a reputable breeder. At the time, my girls all appeared healthy and happy with bright eyes and clean vents, etc. 48 hrs after...