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I have a mixed breed baby chick that was supposed to hatch a few days ago and so I candled to check to see if his beak was in the air cell and it was but I could see something didnt look right it looked like 2 beaks in there and I know it wasnt two babies egg wasnt a double yolker . So I opened...

I have a 24 hour chick that cant stand up at first i thought she had splay leg and i put the brace on her legs but still not getting better . I noticed her i guess knewe joint wont extend all the wat straight on both sides so she cant stand poor baby can barely get around . She tries so hard but...

Ok so I have 3 Easter eggers and 2 silkies that I'm not of genders and silkies are 11 weeks and Easter eggers are like 8/9 weeks someone has been trying to crow and I haven't been able to catch who it is . So I know I have a cockerel in the mix just not sure which one it is . Can anyone help...

Not sure what pattern all I know is i absolutely love it . So was curious what exactly her pattern was called . New to this just started in Oct 2017

I was so excited 2 days ago when my cuckoo maran laid her first egg . It was a pullet egg so tiny but cute . Unfortunately she hasn't giving anymore since . What the heck is going on . I thought for sure I would start getting some eggs as my others are still too young . I'm so sad was hoping to...

I have 3 Easter eggers that are approximately 21 days and I was just curious if any looked like a cockerel to yall . I know they are still very young but some of their combs do look different and one seems to have some red starting to show at the shoulder . I mean I could be wrong. Would love...

These 2 are 5.5 weeks old and I know they are still much too young to really be able to say but just thought for fun if anyone had the same thoughts as I do about them . The white one usually stands much more erect and is very calm and laid back , will sit on my lap and go to sleep and just stay...

I just got these two cochin bantams from my local feed store and I haven't a clue what color they would be considered and I'm trying to make sure I don't have 2 cockerels . I know they are still so young but one looks like a cockerel to me . They are 14 days old .The last 5 pics are of the same...

Happy Friday everyone , I'm starting this thread out of curiosity . My 19 week old rooster big boy fits his name well , although I wish I knew what breed he was I don't so I can't go by breed standards . Anyway my question is how much bigger do yall think he will get he seems rather large to me...

Hi everyone , something weird is going on with my rooster big boy . He is 14/15 weeks old and i noticed a blk spot on his comb the other day then after closer examination it looked like a wound and dried blood so I thought nothing of it but just last night I noticed white spots or growths on his...

I came home to a hawk on top of my lavender Orpington cockerel eating him also my small cuckoo maran is missing as well so I'm sure he was caught too but no signs of him no feathers nothing . The other 4 were no where in sight so I went searching for them and found them hunkered down in the...

I bought what i thought was 2 cuckoo marans 9 weeks ago but one is lookinh diffwrenr plus much smaller seems like he/she isny growing. Could they have gotten a egg mixed up when hatching them out ? The pic of the small one he/she is 9 wks old and the bigger blk pullet same age is suppose to be...

This is big boy , really haven't named him that's just what I've been calling him since he is the biggest out of my 6 . I'm assuming he is a he lol . Anyway big boy is 12 weeks old and i still can't figure out what breed he is . Can anyone shine some light on what he may be , I purchased him...

Need ideas for an easy , inexpensive, and predator proof coop. My chicks are getting bigger and need a coop asap . Unfortunately I have to rely on my DH to build it and he sometimes drags his feet . If anyone out there is close to New roads louisiana and has an old coop or dog kennel they...

I have been thinking about ordering some chicks online for the first time . My chicks I have now are from local co ops but you can only get whatever breeds they have available there , so was thinking of ordering some online for the very first time . Can anyone give me some pointers about it ...

I live in new roads , Louisiana and am looking for some pullets that's will lay green, blue and pinkish to orangish eggs which is why I said Easter eggers but will consider Ameraucana too . I have marans so I got the dark brown eggs covered and white eggs covered . Please anyone around my area...

Not sure what breed but he/she is 5/6 weeks old and I'm wondering if it's a roo or hen . Makes call noises like a roo but I'm no expert either . So if anyone can help of appreciate it .

I was checking on my babies and I pulled the Poland out of the brooder to check him/her since we've been dealing with pasty butt with him . Sat him/her down on the top of the brooder and instantly he falls to his side and closes his/her eyes lol . Since I'm new to raising chickens I thought "oh...

I purchased 3 lavender chicks from a breeder at tractor supply swap meet a few weeks ago , and I can't remember what he said they were for the life of me . It's really driving me crazy not knowing . I'm new at this so even though I have my own guesses of what they might be , id like to know for...