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Hey! :frow I just recently got a Parakeet. I have wanted one for a long time and I finally did it about a week and a half ago. After a bunch of research, I sadly was unable to find any breeders or rescues to get one from. So I finally gave in and got one from a larger pet store. She is...

Hay guys, so I have a 6-month-old Easter Egger hen and she has been laying every 2-3 days for a few months now. Last week she randomly just stopped laying. At first, I thought that she was egg bound, but we did an Epson salt bath and I gently probed her and there does not seem to be an egg...

I need help on the gender and breed for my new chicken. My friend got new chicks this year from a local farmer. About 2 weeks ago all of them had started to lay except for this one. So my friend thinks that he is a rooster. They asked me if I wanted him before they got rid of him. When I went...

Hi, I have 6 chicks 4 are 3 weeks old and the other 2 are 2 weeks old. A few days ago I noticed that one of my 2 week old chicks was sneezing. She is not sneezing a lot just every once in a while and she seems to be breathing harder then the rest of the chicks. She seems to act normal and non of...

Hi, I have been struggling with lice in my flock for a few months now I have tried all of the home remedies and suggestions. I am unable to get my hands on any diatomaceous dirt. I do have multiple dust bathing areas, but I can’t seem to convince any of my chickens to bathe in them. They love to...

I have a young rooster he is almost 7 months old and I am looking for a new home for him. He is a Buff Orpington mix. I really don’t care if he is kept as part of the flock or as a meat bird he would be great for either. He is a bigger bird with quite a bit of meat on him, but In my opinion he...

I have a local supply store and they are going to be hatching chicks and I really want to get some, but I would like to have one of my hens raise the new chicks. If I can convince one of my hens to go broody could I place the new chicks underneath her? Would she excepts the chicks? What can I do...

I have a 10 week old Buff Orphington and Ester Egger mix. I am pretty sure that it is a little roo, but it has not started to crow yet. Most of the time it wanders around chirping but it does cluck ever once in a while. Any thoughts about gender?

Hi! I have a hen that is clearly sick but I have no idea what is wrong with her so I am just going to list every thing about her that I think is important and any help or suggestions would be great. My hen is a mixed breed hen that is a year and a half old. She has a lot of feather damage on her...

Hi! I have 2 roosters that I need to find a home for. They are both about 1 year old. One is a mix and the other is an EsterEgger. They live in the same coop together with our 4 hens so obviously we have a problem with over breeding, but we have no were else to put them thankfully they don't...

I have 2 beautiful 1 year old roosters. I raised them from 1 day old chicks that a friend gave me, but I have no idea what kind of chicken they are. So if anyone could help me figure out their breed that would be great! ( This first big handsome guy is Eggbert his cob is normally a bit bigger...

Hi! The little ones are turning 8 weeks old tomorrow and I was hoping I could get some help on Breed and Gender. I am aware that normal it is better to wait until almost 10 weeks but I just could not wait. Moa Both of these are of Sir Fransisco Renaldo Reginald the 3rd "Franny" Dinner...

OH NO! Guys little Dinner got attacked by a cat today I got the cat away from him really fast ( you know super speeding mother instincts and all) but he still ended up with a small cut at the end of his right wing it is small and he only lost one feather. I stuck him in a separate bin and put...

Where I live we have winters that can get to 20 below and summers that can get into the 100. I am a first time chick mom of 5 chicks all about 2 1/2 weeks old. I have a Cocko Maran, an Ester egger, 2 Mixed, and a White Crested Black Polish. I don't have a coop yet but I am thinking of getting a...

Hi is there anyone from Idaho that might be able to help me with finding a coop for my chicks that is close by?

I have 5 chicks they are all about 2 1/2 weeks old. I just started giving them treats things like smashed boiled egg, finally chopped bits of apple, and some small very seed pods. I have a dish of dirt in there coop it is a mixture of extremely fine and a little corse. A few of my chick started...

So I have 5 2 1/2 week old chicks that I was given by a friend and I have know idea what they are or whether they are male or female any help would be great! This little fella is Sweetpea and you can not really tell but she has quite the comb so she is probably a he :P Then there is Eggbert...

I have 5 2 1/2 week old chicks and I have been looking all over for a suitable coop for them when they get older. The coop would have to have a run because I can not free range my chicks due to large amounts of predators. I would love it if it was something that was easy to move around. Also I...

Hi about 2 1/2 weeks ago I received 5 newly hatched chicks from a friend. At this point I am pretty sure that one is ether a blue or a black white crested polish and the other four I am not sure about. This is the first time that I or anyone in my family has owned chickens so I am definitely...