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Ok. I'm texting the lady I bought them from today to see if she can swap out another pullet for this guy. I did look at the original description from the sale and they ARE from Greenfire/Reese lines. Would that cause some blurring in the autosexing traits? So weird! I picked both of these chicks...

Is it possible that one pullet could just mature much faster than another and develop a comb and wattle earlier?

I bought them from a woman who hatched eggs from Greenfire---or at least she said. The weird thing is that both chicks had the dark head spots. Here's a little bit better picture of them as young chicks and you can see the spot. Both pullets do look a little bit darker in the picture than...

I bought two chicks from Greenfire lines and I thought they were both pullets. Now, they're about 7 weeks old and one has a much more dominant wattle and comb than the other. I'm not sure if it's a cockarel or if it's just maturing faster than the other. I'm attaching a picture from when they...

You've probably already picked up your cockerels by now, but I read this just this instant and thought, "If you're from Chicago, how have you never been to Hammond?" If I'm standing in Hammond, I could blow the wrapping off of a straw and it would land in Chicago. Anyway, Cabela's is super...

You've probably already picked up your cockerels by now, but I read this just this instant and thought, "If you're from Chicago, how have you never been to Hammond?" If I'm standing in Hammond, I could blow the wrapping off of a straw and it would land in Chicago. Anyway, Cabela's is super...

Have any of you that currently use no-dig skirting actually seen evidence of a predator trying to get into your run and then fail because of the skirting? I had a fox dig under my pretty secure chicken run (or at least I thought) and kill my beautiful cream legbar, so I'm sort of nervous about...

Yes, I got her x-rayed, but the vet seemed to know right away by the way she couldn't move her leg. I guess that even if a leg is broken, there are SOME signs of movement. This one looks to be completely paralyzed. I have her regular layer feed in the cage with her. She's being pretty picky with...

The update is that her pelvis is fractured in multiple places, not her leg. I have her on bed rest by wrapping her up in a towel. I'm nervous about putting her in a sling because her darn wings are so strong that she can flop out of almost anything. I think I'll give it a try, though. That's...

Thanks for your response! I'm still a little skeptical of it being Marek's. I only have 5 chickens; they've never been in contact with other chickens. I live in an urban area and the next chicken coop is probably 10 miles away. Also, she's 3 years old. I realize that the virus can be carried by...

I found one of my hens laying lopsided in the dirt Sunday afternoon. When I approached her, she sort of fluttered around and I realized that her left leg was hurting her. It was stuck out in front with the toes curled. She seemed like she was in pain at first, so I gave her a baby aspirin with...

Thanks! I just bought some Safe-guard at Tractor Supply and plan on giving it to them tomorrow. Instead of just tossing the eggs, is it ok to scramble them and feed them back to the chickens?

Thanks! I hope Tractor Supply has either one. Can I eat the eggs while they are being de-wormed or should I throw them out?

I use Zyfend A to de-worm, but I probably haven't used it in about 3 months. Do you think Safeguard or Valbazen is a better choice for de-worming?

I have a Rhode Island Red about two years old who has been laying around with her eyes closed for the past two days. I'm not sure if she's sleeping. If I move, she'll open her eyes. If I come near her or come with food, she'll get up and act as active as the other chickens. However, I'm not sure...

The first day went great. There was about 2 minutes of rough-housing, but that was it. The old flock just chose to ignore the new girls after that. Now it's night-time and they're roosting. The legbar made it onto the roosting pole, but the maran is sleeping in the nesting box. I'm hoping...

Today was the first time I added to my existing flock of Rhode Island Reds. I brought home a Black Copper Maran and a Cream Legbar and, for the most part, day 1 of this incorporation has gone pretty well. There were a few headbutts by my Rhode Island Reds and some jumping on the new girls, but...