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Picked up this girl at the feed store today & no one knew what breed she was. Any help would be great!

I've been debating whether or not to even post because ignorance is bliss, right? I bought pullet chicks, 2 black australorps, 2 blue cochins, & 1 partridge cochin (cochins are not bantams). The 2 BA are about 10-12 weeks old & the cochins are about 8 weeks. I'm pretty sure the 2 blues are...

I have a hen that is almost completely bald now and 2 others that are losing feathers on their heads. Only their heads and necks, nowhere else on body. I thought maybe it was mites but they dust in DE (well it is offered to them). Last night I noticed the skin may be a little red, it is...

This morning I found a 1 year old hen dead in her nesting box. Her head was curled under like she was looking down and her right wing was straight out. Can chickens have strokes? This was my favorite hen, the alpha in the flock. She was a beautiful cochin and very friendly. The flock has been...

I have 2 week old chicks that I hatched out of Silkie hens & a Frizzle Cuchin rooster. It looks like 5 of the seven are starting to get a little crown even though Silkie roosters usually don't. Does anyone know if the crown is a dominate trait in cuchins and I can safely make this call? I'd like...

I need some help & y'all always give such good advice! I currently have 3 silkie hens, 1 cochin hen, and a cochin rooster (all bantam breeds so smaller chickens). All hens are laying daily. I also hatched 7 chicks a week ago & will be keeping any females (so maybe 3 or 4 more hens). I live in...

I have a couple Silkie hens that have dug very deep holes in their coop (one even had a hard time getting out of it this morning). I live in Michigan but I don't think it's cold enough outside yet for them to be cold at night. The oldest ones are about 5 months old and haven't started laying...

I need help! I thought both of these frizzle cochins were roosters but now I'm not so sure. They were purchased as chicks at the same time, so I assume they are the same age (they are about 8-10 weeks old). I thought I heard both of them making noise the other morning (not quite a full crow) but...

I've been reading these posts for a while now and need some help. I have 2 Silkies, a bearded white and a non-bearded blue. They both do the "cock dance" yet I've only heard crowing out of the white bearded roo (plus he tends to hold his tail up whereas I don't see that in the blue). Do hens...