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Thank you. It is not hot enough here right now for heat issues. (80s in day, 50s at night). She is free range so maybe something got to her but I saw no signs of wounds etc. We did dip her in cool water and she perked up a bit but went back to panting soon after. Will offering PoultryCell...

Help please! I have a 6 months pullet who my kids just found laying on her side. She’s breathing heavy panting and her legs and feet are burning up. Fever? Cause? Remedy?! All other birds seem fine.

I hatched a batch of 28 back in March they are 19wk5days old. About 1.5 months ago I culled out 10 roosters. The ones I wasn’t sure about I kept in a separate pen. Sure enough another 7 are roosters. They are all in a pen together , next door to the coop. A couple of them don’t crow but look...

Trying to decide if I’m in denial. I hatched 28 eggs on March 27 and now I’ve got to cull out the roosters. I’ve already culled 7 that I was sure about. I’ve got 8 more, but I’m thinking 2 might possibly be pullets. In the photos, the questionables are the mostly white one with brown, and the...

Hi all! I hatched 29 chicks 10 days ago. I got the eggs from a friend who has EE, prairie bluebells, starlights greens, OE, & WTB, with EE and WTB Roos. I realize these breeds mean pretty random coloring. Any way to predict what the mature bird will look like based on 10 day old feathers? Also...

I assisted a shrinkwrapped chick but she’s got a hardened coating on her. Should I clean her up or leave her be? Also, I’m on day 22 and 13/16 hatched in one incubator and 12/41 in the other. Any hope that second hatch rate will go up? When should I peek? Assist?

Thanks everyone. The egg did not develop as I’d thought and I think the crack was merely a lead-up to explosion. I took it out before that happened.

I did read it. I guess I just wanted some hand-holding! I’m about to try candling and manually pipping it more.

Chicken. Went by size, did not candle before yesterday. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Against all advice I put a double yolker in my incubator. I candled and it looked possibly viable yesterday (hatch day). Today there’s a long crack and I think I see feathers. It’s looked like this for 5 hours? What should I do?

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I think the first is penciled? (And I think she’s an EE).

Can someone help me know what colors to call these birds? I see all the official names like Partridge and Wheaten but don’t know how they apply to my own birds, as there seems to be some gradient to every official coloration. A learning link would be appreciated along with labels for these...

A friend gave me 50+ eggs to try for my first incubator hatching (in 2 bators). I’m on a mission for the rainbow egg basket. She said her hens are WTB, EE, OE, Prarie Bluebell, Starlight Green. But I saw a speckled Sussex when I picked up the eggs!🙂 Her Roos are WTB and EE. I probably won’t...

It’s an open air cage 4x4feet with a 1.5x1.5’ box inside for shelter and a heat lamp on during night because temps get down to 70F. Day temps are 95+ so no heat lamp then, and they have the ability to get away from it too. The bottom of the cage is dirt and sand with some very fine gravel. Big...

Hello, I finally bought baby chicks this year from a reputable supplier. I bought Prairie Bluebell Eggers, Marans and Easter Eggers. I started with 12 and lost 5 in the first few days. I think that was due to temperature problems. Now I’ve got that figured out and bought more chicks. Had them...

I have been battling stick tight fleas for a couple of years. Cannot seem to totally eradicate them. My flock is free range and we lock them up at night in a wire coop. I read here on BYC to use Adams Flea and Tick Spray on the birds (cotton ball soaked and dabbed on affected heads and vents) so...

How long do you apply the NuStock for?

I havent noticed any respiratory issues. They definitely have feather/skin issues. I thought it was from fleas and have been spraying with liquid Sevin. I’m open to any possible other treatments!??

I’ve never heard of scaly leg mites? But I’ve noticed their legs look terrible. The stick-tight fleas are horrible! I’ve been spraying the coop and their dust bath areas, and the chickens themselves, with liquid Sevin every two weeks. But they are free range and I can’t ever seem to get them...