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I have A 2 year old buff Orpington hen who has just suddenly fallen I'll. She was fine on Monday(checked the pen, fed some treats) and starting on Wednesday she just seems completely out of it. I can't feel an egg, so I doubt she's egg bound, but I also have no idea what it could be. She is...

So I have a chicken with bumblefoot and I'm hoping to solve this issue at home, since theres no avian veterinarians near me. I've had some experience with surgical procedures with my hogs and lambs but this was my first attempt at anything with my chickens. I went ahead and brought her in this...

So my poor baby cassidy appears to have fallen ill. I've been busy with family issues the past week or so and haven't had a lot of time to sit down with the chickens, so imagine my horror when I noticed some strange behavior from one of my first chickens while cleaning the coop I can...

I recently had a broody hatch out a clutch of eggs, and we got a nice little bunch of chicks. Three blue/black Ameraucana chicks, and one which I can only guess was a Buff Orphington chick, crossed with my black Ameraucana rooster. That's snowy. Now.. the other chicks have progressed well, and...

So recently my family and I let one of our hens go broody on a clutch of eggs just to experience the fun of home-grown chickens. we have a rooster, so why not use him? The day has come for our estimate of hatch day, and we're not quite sure what to expect. Candling of a few eggs here and there...

I recently had a hatch go a bit sour and ended up with only one Blue Ameraucana baby. Not only am I not satisfied with this number for my personal reasons, but I feel bad for her being the only of her kind. I'm looking for someone in Washington (preferably near the puget sound area) who breeds...

Hey everybody! First time hatching chicks on my own and I'm a little worried. I'm on day 21 of incubation with three out of nine eggs in the bator. I had one chick hatch marvelously yesterday in about 6 hours, and she's doing great. But theres no signs of anything from the other two eggs. I know...

So, I'm running my eggs in an incubator thats been used many times successfully by a family friend, but I recently bought a thermometer (Taylor Indoor) to measure temp and Humidity- just to be safe- and now it seems like I'm not getting the temperature I should be (I'm not entirely sure of the...

So i'm looking for the breed of bird that I'm going to fill up the bulk of my flock with. They'll be for eggs and eventually meat, and need to be cold hardy since I live in the pacific northwest. I'm thinking either Maran or Buckeye. What is everyones opinion? If theres another breed you...

I know lots of BYC members are hatch-a-holics, so I'm just wondering, what kind of imprinting experiences have you guys had? I've heard that chickens have the ability to imprint on the first thing that they see when they are young. Could this be a crucial learning time to teach them something...

I know lots of BYC members are hatch-a-holics, so I'm just wondering, what kind of imprinting experiances have you guys had? I've heard that chickens have the ability to imprint on the first thing that they see when they are young. Could this be a crucial learning time to teach them something...

Oh geez. It looks like I've mucked things up already. I recently ordered some Blue Ameraucana eggs off of BYC from a nearby state and after barely 2 days of shipping (a little less than that) I found them on my front door- What luck! I had everything ready for them and quickly put all nine of...

Hey BYC members! I'm really excited to take my first dip into the chicken raising community. I've always loved fowl of all kinds since I was very young, and I stuck to the chicken coop most of my days in summer camps. I'm starting out by hatching my own Blue Ameraucanas, and I'm so excited for...