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Hi everyone, I hatched my first batch of coturnix quail eggs about 2 1/2 weeks ago and am wondering if you have any opinions on gender and color variety these babies might be. I have heard it is easy to sex them at or around three weeks (especially the pharaoh) typically due to their feathering...

I have a young Rhode Island Red who just started laying about 1 month ago. It is going into the cold season here and whenever I go down to the nesting boxes and she is in there she screeches like crazy fluffs her feathers and snaps at me if I reach near her... Is this just normal behavior for...

I have 15 chickens that are 4 months old, 2 obvious roosters and the rest hens.... I have had no doubts other than these tail feathers... Can hens have a tail feather like this? My 2 roosters are crowing with huge wattles and combs and tail feathers and are the same age as this "hen". It squats...

I have a 3 month old white crest black polish, who has been healthy and sweet since day 1. He is with 20 other chickens that all have been healthy as well and I see none of them having symptoms like him. I went to the run today and saw him leaning back on his tail almost like he is sitting on...

So.... I know this little one is still too young to make any real accurate guesses... But this is my friend's first batch of chicks and she has been asking me a lot about this one in particular and just sent me these pics. She said it is already squatting down and rocking it's head back and...

Anyone know of any breeders near Monterey Bay Area? I wanted to get another order of chicks but can't find any available online. It'd be very nice to find a breeder nearby.

2 month old white crested black polish. Sweet personality, slightly shy... Rounded feathers, no comb.... But darn these WADDLES...??? Cockerel or pullet...? Any help would be appreciated!

I have a 2 month old white crested black polish who has started to get a hint of turquoise in it's feathers. Is this a for sure sign of cockerel in this breed or does this breed just have that type of feather coloring...kind of similar to the coloring in a black austrolourp? Thanks so much!!

Pekin duck (almost 2 months) seems paralyzed. Started with limp almost 2 weeks ago, now can not walk whatsoever. Does not scoot or flap to help her get around... Just lays in one place. No injury visible anywhere, no bumblefoot, infection or swelling.... Stools looks normal, honks for me to...

One of my pekin ducklings (1 month 3 weeks old) began to limp about a week ago after I saw her hit her foot on a stepping stone. I inspected her feet and see no cuts and no swelling and no sign of infection. The limp seemed to get worse every day. She has been laying down constantly and only...

I have a 1 1/2 month old flock of 8 pekin ducks. I noticed today 1 laying down while eating and as I approached, it ran with a severe limp. I inspected the foot and leg and see no cut or injury... Could it be sprained? What can I do to help this little girl? Thank you

I'm not sure how fast barred rocks combs usually develop but I ordered pullet barred rocks from mcmurray and they are extremely sweet and passive... But to me they look like cockerels!?! They are all about 5 weeks old Chick 1 Chick 2 looks like a definite boy to me!! Chick 3 I think...

Hi there.... I just let my beautiful girls out to free range for a little in our yard and a HUGE fox ran up and snatched my sweet light brahma hen in broad daylight with dogs and people out and about. We have a huge guard dog who unfortunately had come inside to cool down and didn't even know it...

Hi there, I've been reading through other threads trying to get info and just was looking for a little bit more guidance.... We have 8 pekin duck eggs in the incubator day 27. humidity is around 75% I'm reading to try to raise it to 80% and am wondering how to safely do this during lockdown. I...

I have 2 female ducks and 1 drake, and 6 hens and 1 rooster for the moment.... One of my 2 easter egger hens has no back feathers at all and I have now seen my drake nibbling on her back and on top of that, My rooster in general seems to not be the gentlest when mating and I have seen a couple...

Hi there, I have mixed flock of 7 hens with 16 more on the way. I'm wondering if a Buff Orpington Roo would be a good choice for cross breeding with my girls. I have Buff orpington females and adore their personality, so I will be breeding them as well... But for the others, would I get any sex...

Hi there, does anyone know of any welsummer and or black copper Marans breeders in california or even dependable hatcheries that may have these available? Thanks so much for any guidance!! I haven't been having good luck

Hi there, apologies if I'm repeating a thread but I couldn't find this topic regarding organic eggs. We have pekin ducks fed all organic and were wondering what a fair or average price would be for each egg or per dozen. Again they are pekins and we live in california on the coast. Thank you so...

Were getting 4 new chicks and enjoy a variety in our flock. We have light brahmas, easter eggers, black auatrolourps, and golden laced wyandotte... We lost our buff orpington. Could I ask opinions of people's favorite breeds and why out of the list below we're considering? We are looking for...

So I'm planning my vegetable garden which will be fenced off from my flock, but I'm going to be planting potatoes. Problem is the best place for planting them is right near the fence where they would get full sun and there's great soil.... but I'm weary of the plants growing through the fence a...