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Here's the back story..... Last week I lost a hen who had discharge coming out of her nostrils and very watery eyes. She was also extending her neck and had some breathing difficulties (minor crackling/gurgling). Before I could treat her appropriately, I lost her. I put ACV and...

I've been looking around for a small scale, affordable incubator. I've looked at a lot of different incubators and reviews. The Hova Bators seem to have good reviews and appear to be easy to use. I was also looking at the Hova Bator 1588. The only difference appears to be the built in...

I have a 7wk old chick that is starting to grow low spurs. I always pegged this chick as a pullet, but I've noticed it's comb getting a bit darker pink. No wattles yet, which keeps my hope alive! I'm still thinking pullet with my fingers crossed behind my back. Any thoughts on pullets with spurs...

Alrighty, so I've looked at every thread possible in relation to gender, etc. My confusion still remains with the different comb types and what to look for in regards to Pullet vs. Roo. Males and females both get the red combs and wattles and it throws me off. My chicks are cross breeds (well...

I got some new chicks as most of my first flock are looking to be roos (I bought them as a straight run). Bummer! These are sexed pullets....we'll see. I specifically asked for two olive egg layers, 4 Ameraucana and 2 Araucanas from a hatchery. I think I got a run of mixed breeds. I know the...

Hey, my name is Cris and I'm new to this forum, chickens, and everything in-between! We just got 13 mixed breed chicks 5 days ago. A few of them are about a 5-6 days older than the rest. We raised ducks and other game birds as kids, so I got the beginning stage down pretty good. We are currently...