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I have a few hens that will be 2 in June of this year. But they randomly stopped laying once I had a broody hen and haven’t laid since. So they stopped laying around August- so about 5 months now. I also had a few hens who was younger, and will be turning 1 in March. I guess I expected them to...

I have 2 chick eggs due to hatch today. The dad rooster is a Rhode Island Red/Plymouth Rock. The mom hen is a Sapphire Gem. I know that sapphire gems are sexlinks. So, does that mean I can tell if my chicks are pullets or cockerels when they hatch by characteristics or no? I think a sapphire gem...

So I came out today and noticed one of my hens she’s a sapphire gem who’s 9 months old laying on some eggs. I gave her a fertilized egg & she took her beak and pushed it under her. I came back out 20 mins later and she’s off the eggs running around. So I am confused is she broody? This is the...

I have a incubator for my chicken eggs and the humidity is hard for me to keep stabilized. What am I doing wrong? but for the past 2 days it’s goes from 49-55 for humidity & I try my best to keep it at 50. Can anyone tell me what I’m doing wrong or how to get it back down to 50 for humidity...

I have 2 hens who are laying. Sapphire gem is 8 months roughly & sapphire olive egger 6 months roughly… Will either one be a broody hen? I didn’t know if anyone had one of these hens on hand or had one in the past to know their level of broodiness. I put 5 eggs in the nesting box in hopes...

I just got her last week for a friend of a friend. I was told she’s roughly 1 year old but I am not sure I believe it. How old does she look?

I bought 4 hens last year from tractor supply. 2 of those hens have yet to start laying and I’m starting to lose hope. I just can’t wait until I see an egg from those two girls. The sapphire gem & Delaware pullet was bought together they’re now roughly 8 months old. My sapphire started laying a...

I just put my eggs in my incubator today. So today is day 1. It’s at 99.5 which I know is good for temperature. But I am worried about my humidity. It’s ranging from 47-49%. Is that ok?

Is there a certain name for a Barred Rock/Rhode Island Red crossed rooster? Like what crossed breeds make? Also, if I cross my Barred Rock/Rhode Island Red Rooster with my Sapphire Gem Hen what would you call the chicks? Once again what do the crossed breeds make?

I have 4 chicken eggs. Which SHOULD be fertilized. But I am new to this all so I don’t entirely know. I went and bought a incubator. I have a nurture right 360. I used the candling light on it to check the 4 eggs. 2 eggs was laid yesterday and the other 2 today. I’m storing the eggs with the fat...

I have a pure white Silkie who hasn’t laid me an egg yet but should soon. I’d like to know what it will look like. So can someone show me your silkie hen eggs for reference? I don’t want to see a Google image egg, I’d love to see a in real life photo you’ve taken. Thanks everyone! I am trying...

I introduced a new rooster he’s a barred rock/Rhode Island red with my 5 hens today. They’re doing great, & everyone is getting along so far. I am keeping a close eye on them. We bought another coop today, we aren’t sure if we are going to keep rooster with hens or separate. What do you suggest...

I have 4 hens. I have 2 sapphire gem hens, 1 Delaware and the other is supposedly a mystic Marian (I think). Anyways one of my sapphire gem hens has been laying good almost a egg a day and about one and half weeks ago randomly stopped. She’s not giving me any eggs if so 1 a week. She only...

I have 4 chickens and this week we have collected 7 eggs. They’re all the same colored eggs, from same nesting box each day. My chickens are: 1. Sapphire gem 2. Sapphire gem (she is younger then my other sapphire gem hen) 3. Delaware 4. Black copper maran So which chicken is laying this egg?

2 days ago I checked the nesting boxes and saw no eggs at all. This morning I check and there was 4 whole eggs! I was in complete shock. I took the eggs out and went to check one more time in the late evening and there was one more eggs. so that makes a total of 5 eggs in 2 days! Her comb is...

Hey I recently noticed my hens ear I think that’s what it is maybe her ear lobe is whitish yellow. Is she ok? Why is it this color? Can someone please help me understand if she’s ok such as is it normal or is there something wrong with her? This whitish yellow spot is on both sides of the...

I was told both of these are pullets I bought them at Tractor supply. They’re roughly 13 weeks old. The black one is a sapphire gem. The white bird I was told is a ISA brown but I don’t think she’s that. Does anyone know what type of bird the white one is? Also do both birds look like pullets or...

We bought this chicken from tractor supply and I was told it’s a sapphire gem pullet. But there is no way she’s a sapphire gem because she’s not looking like my other sapphire gem who’s roughly 13 weeks old. This chicken is growing feathers on her legs and feet, and its roughly 4 weeks old. So...

I bought this mini pot belly pig, the owners said she was pregnant and due anyday now according to what today is. Well I am starting to wonder if she’s not pregnant, maybe they sold me her saying she was and maybe she was just in heat. Her vulva is swollen, and I can’t tell if her teats look to...

So I got pinky, my mini pot belly pig from a owner. When I bought her she told me she was pregnant, so I was aware. Although they couldn’t give me a definite date she’d be popping the babies out. The way the owners talked and according to today’s date she’s due any day now. Between now, and a...