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It is heart breaking to see that so many of you have sick or injured fowl. I too have been there and it feels terrible to be in a situation where you don't know what to do and where to turn. There are some really informative, educated people here that give their own time to help with diagnosis...

Hi all. I have been dealing with sick chickens for a couple weeks. I was cleaning my pen (1 game roo and 8 Game hens all 41 wks old) when I noticed a hen sneezing. I thought the dust was getting to her so I stopped and wet the pen down and continued. 2 days later, she had tiny bubbles in one of...

Is there a way to tell the sex of game chicks when they hatch or within a few weeks? I recently hatched 7 and noticed that 3 have tail feathers and longer wings than the other 4. They are 11 days old today. I took a few pics to show the feathers. TIA

I am used to getting the call from my dad that someone threw out a stray dog or cat at his house but was rather shocked when he called and said that he was left 3 chickens! He tried to keep them for a few days but he isn't a chicken person so I adopted them and told him he has unlimited...

I was given these as a gift and was told the yellow/white are Pekin but not sure of the black ones. Does anyone care to approximate the age of them also? They were purchased from a breeder and he said they were 7 weeks when this photo was taken but they look small compared to some I have seen...

i I know these chicks are mixed breeds but am hoping someone can give an opinion as to which breeds. They are 14 weeks old in the photo. TIA Vickie

Hi everyone. My name is Vickie and I have been reading the forums for weeks- finding myself here when I am not with my chickens! I have 7 rescue chickens (not sure of breed) and from them have 12 20 wk peeps that a friend hatched for me. I also just received a gift of seven 6 wk old ducks ( 3...