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I was very good. I got chicks, but I didn't name them. They were all straight run and I didn't want to get too attached to anyone I was going to have to get rid of. But now, now I am confident of who is a boy and who is a girl. Of a total of 15 chickens I had a total of 7 roos, and I have...

I acquired my first batch of chicks ever in March and of the 7, 5 of them ended up being roos. I have managed to find homes for 4 of them, but I have the 5th sitting in my basement getting bigger and bigger. He is a fairly sweet guy (for a rooster) and is really pitiful because I moved all of...

Howdy! I thought I would share this with y'all. I fell down on some stairs and injured my ankle about a week ago. This means I cannot easily get into the basement where my chicks are cooling their heels waiting for the coop to be finished. My thoughtful and technologically inclined husband set...

1) What type of bird , age and weight. BLRWyandotte chick, about 4 weeks old. No clue on weight. 2) What is the behavior, exactly. It seems like his nostrils are not really open enough for him to breathe. When I look at his face I can see the skin between his beak and the corner of his eye puff...

My first batch of chickies are just over their 8 week mark - and of the original 7 - 5 have been identified as definite roos. I have re-homed 4 of them and have one to go. Or at least I thought that was the case. After removing 2 of the three roos that I had left the remaining roo has started...

I just acquired two EEer chicks - they are crazy cute but one of them has something weird about her feathers. The visible feathers look fine - but when I spread out her wing they look like this: and to a lesser extent, the tail feathers that have grown in have the same weird tips. Otherwise...

I took my chickies outside in the warm sun today. It was their first time out as a group. No one told me that they MELT! A couple of steps out into the sun and their little legs collapse out from under them. Anyone else have this problem with their chicks?

Two non-hatchery Rhode Island Red Roosters that are approximately 5 weeks old. They can go together or separately. Local only, we might be able to negotiate meeting up somewhere in-between if it isn't too far of a drive (less than an hour). "Sellers" location is Atlanta GA Thank you for...

For the life of me I cannot figure out what breed this chicken is. She came from a breeder (purchased "grab bag" of eggs someone else hatched, mixed them up, then gave me chicks) so I am reluctant to conclude mutt. I have no problem with mutts - but I want to give identification the ole' college...

I think I have figured out all of my 4 week old chicks - sex wise that is - but my little Wyandotte is proving to be a mystery to me because of the different comb style. I was hoping that y'all could help me out. Possibly set my mind at ease. This is the best shot I could get to look at the...

I am fairly confident that I have figured out what all of my chicks are except one. This guy (Yeah, I know he is a roo, going to have to find a new home - but I would like to know what he is!) Gray legs with a line of feathers that run down the shank and the outside foot of each toe. His...

So I went and got some more chicks today - I might have a problem. A BLRWyandotte A Frizzle Cochin (Standard) 2 Regular Cochins (Standard) And 2 Barred Rocks: I knew I might be getting the Rocks so I did some searching on how to sex them young. I found some advice here on the Boards...

Yet another chick identification thread. I unexpectedly acquired 7 chicks today from someone who had a more successful hatch rate than anticipated! Woo Hoo for me! These are my first ever chicks (and chickens) and I am super excited. After all of the reading I have done on this, and other, sites...

Hello, I have been lurking on this site for over a year now, and I have finally had the opportunity to start my own flock. I am in the middle of building my coop/run and have gotten it to the point where I would welcome commentary. I started one of the coop building pages - so I don't want to...