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Hey all, I did some looking around on here and didn't see anyone else with my (potential) problem. Some back story; I live in WA, while incubating my eggs up until day 18, my incubator maintains a humidity level of about 45% with out adding any water. If I were to fill three of the...

I'm fixen' to buy some silkie eggs withing these next couple weeks to hatch. Do you guys think I am going to have any problems introducing the two broods once the silkies are large enough to defend themselves (10ish weeks old)? I always segregate the chickens in the same run for about a week...

Hello all! I have a couple breeds that I'm curious about. I got them from craigslist where they were advertised as mixed breeds, so I guess they could really be anything. Sorry for the blurry or bad quality photo's, any help would be appreciated! I'm pretty sure this first one is a red...

I was taking a look at my chicks earlier and noticed that one had a peanut sized clump of poop stuck to her back toe, so I soaked it and warm soapy water and slowly picked it off. But the toe has an hole in it and I really don't know what to do. Please help!

Hey All, Over month ago I bought seven pullets from a women off of craigslist, a couple days later I built a small coop out off scrap materials that were lying around my barn. I'm quite proud of it as it cost me absolutely nothing. But just last week I found myself subject to a terrible...

Hey Everyone, Second thread within in a couple minutes, I'm on a role. A couple weeks ago I posted a picture of one of my girls on here and someone swore it was a rooster. As they grow older I am getting more curious myself. The birds are mixed breeds being silver laced polish and Rhode...

How efficient is apple cider vinegar in reducing the chance of coccidiosis in my chicks? Broad question for a broad answer... hopefully!

Hey All! I recently bought two golden laced wyandottes, and three RIR's. I'm going to take a picture of them every week until they're fully grown and post them on here. It'll be fun watching them grow and transform into beautiful birds, It may even help people determine the age of newly bought...

I have a couple raised beds in my run because it used to be a garden. I've noticed the girls like to "perch" or "roost" on the sides of the raised beds or on my wheel barrow when it is left in there during the day. So I was thinking about making a small roost that was maybe covered for the...

I have six hens to one rooster, is it safe to assume all of my eggs are fertile and ready for the incubator?

The reason I ask is because I'm new to the chicken game and I recently bought 7 pullets from a women off of craigslist. She kept three roosters out of the flock that was then 10. She seamed fairly confident that what she was keeping was roosters, but I didn't bother to look at the time. So how...

I'm realativly new to the chicken game and intend to hatch a portion if my RIR eggs in the spring. These are strictly egg laying birds but I realize that about half of the chicks are probably going to be roos. Is it worth a shot to raise the roos to a decent size to eat? Or should I just try and...

Here are some of my Silver Laced Polish, RIR Mix. They're only about 2 months old so they're not laying anything yet, But I am curious as to what color the eggs might be? I know RIR eggs are a deep brown, but I have no idea what color Silver Laced Polish eggs are. So I'm curious what do you guys...

I'm looking to introduce a rooster to my flock of seven, two month old pullets. I haven't found a rooster yet so I'm not sure how old it will be. I've noticed that there are A LOT of roosters in craigslist that are free because they live in residential zones that don't allow roosters. So my main...

Not an hour ago I was met with rage as I found one of my long haired wiener dogs had killed and was eating one of my RIR Silver laced polish mix pullets, Eleanor. How Eleanor got out of her run which was fortified with nine foot high fences is beyond us, yet she found a way. The rest of our...

Hey Everyone! I've been lurking around on forums here on BYC these past couple weeks and have learned a lot of great information, so I figured I might as well make an account! So here I am:) -Nathan