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I have a Buff Orpington who I though was hen, but now I'm not so sure. "she" just started trying to crow last week, and is about 10 weeks old. Here's a pic. Male, Female, or is it still too early to tell?

Just had to share this one someone, as my friends clearly don't appreciate the wonders of raising chicks...I finally got my babies into a coop yesterday, and today got to watch them take their first dust baths! It really was one of the more adorable things I've seen them do. My cockerel laid...

I have an 11 week old Japanese bantam rooster who is housed with 4 chicks that are about 5 weeks old. They've all gotten along famously until recently. Last week my roo started crowing, and a few days later tried his hand at herding the other chicks when I let them out. He's starting to pick...

I've read through these forums so much I figured I'd be an expert by now, but I still need help. My 2 month old roo was fine yesterday. This morning his comb was starting to turn pale towards the front, and I noticed he was starting to itch his tail feathers. I thought maybe mites, so I gave...

I'm so frustrated right now. I bought five new 2 day old chicks this past Saturday to replace the ones I lost to cocci 2 weeks ago. When they were 5 days old, I decided to use corid in the their water as a preventative. Everyone looked active, happy, and healthy. This morning I went to check...

This is probably a silly thing to ask, but is the crop centered on a chicks chest, or is it off to one side? One of my chicks is 6/7 weeks old, and the older he gets, the more I'm noticing that when he eats, only the right side of his chest puffs out. Is this normal/okay? It doesn't seem to...

I got her when she was 2/3 weeks old, and the lady said she was a dutch bantam. I think she looks like a Japanese Bantam. She around 6 or 7 weeks old now. Thoughts?

Anyone have this breed? I'm considering getting a few to keep my Japanese Bantam company. She's about 6 weeks old ( the new chicks would be about 2 weeks old ) and lost her brothers and sisters to Cocci last week :( Any info/experience with the breed is appreciated! Thanks!

Within the first week of getting my first flock, a batch of 6 baby chicks, they somehow contracted Cocci. After a week long battle of hand feeding with a syringe of medicated water, and alternately, a bit of milk for those who wouldn't eat, I lost 4 of the chicks. Over the last 5 or 6 days...

I've had a lot of questions lately, I feel like I've posted all over these boards, lol. I had six chicks, three 5 week olds, and three 2 weeks old. Within the last 36 hours I've lost 4 of them to Cocci :( Now the older chick seems to be mothering the littler one. The little one always stays...

Last week I got my first batch of chicks ever. They were all doing great until about 2 days ago when I noticed bloody poop and realized they'd contracted cocci. Out of the 6 I had, only two have survived and I'm keeping a very close eye on them. In the meantime, I want to make sure I'm doing...

I'm sure this question has been asked and answered several times over, but I can't seem to find the threads. This morning I discovered a reddish poop in the brooder, and then another later in the morning. This is my first flock, and I did some research and concluded that it was probably shed...

I have a couple of 3-4 week old chicks The original owner said were Dutch Bantam. In another part of the forum, I was told that this was not the case. Any ideas what these could be? This first one is mostly white with black spots/speckles on it's wings. The next one is all black with grey...