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I have an 8 week old chick that has been making a funny chirping sound as it constantly tries to poop but struggling/nothing comes out. Poops are watery and white and bum is now messy from it. Looks like maybe his vent is protruding more than normal or maybe swollen...not really red or...

I have two silkie crossed cockerels that I am keeping this year and will be mixed with a few other bantams and a lot of standard birds. I’m wondering come spring when I hatch if I will be able to tell which chicks have silkie genes in them based on the toes? The silkie cross boys have 5 toes...

I’ve hatched some ice cream bar chicks from a breeder that is a crested cream Legbar rooster over an Isbar hen. I know that this breeding isn’t guaranteed sex linked b/c the rooster is barred, but if the chicks have head spots does that mean they are for sure boys? And what is not reliable is...

I have a couple broody hens in my coop sitting on eggs, and even tho there are still several nest boxes one of my other hens has started laying in the corner of the coop. The rooster then stands beside her as if you guard her from the others. I imagine this is just him protecting that girl in...

I have two roosters and one has always been quite mellow while my other one is more intense. He takes his rooster job very seriously and will call the hens over for treats, squak for protection, but is also very aggressive with the ladies. He will run them down to mount, drag them around a bit...

These two have me stumped. They’re very similar and I can’t figure out if they’re both cockerels or not....I realize I can wait a few weeks but like guessing...and planning. They’re 11 weeks old. I’ll post pics of #1 and #2. I always thought #2 was more girly with a Single row pea comb but now...

I don’t see a lot of talk about this cross or even Legbar x Isbar so I’m going to see if anyone has input or experience. Have you bred this cross before and what do your birds or eggs look like? I’m so curious to know the egg colours you end up with! I have some variations of this blue egg...

I have these two splash chicks I think are cockerels but looking for some input. They’re olive egger/isbar cross and I was hoping at least one would be a pullet (aren't we all??!) but their combs have become quite red...

Hi all, I’m new to breeding and understanding genetics and have so many questions. To start, I’m wondering how the blue/green egg genes translate and what happens when you breed a Silverudds Isbar with blue egg layers (cc Legbar) or olive layers (marans/ameraucana mix)? Does the green genetics...

Can we go ahead and say that if our chicks are growing larger than usual combs and they’re turning pink red early on, around 3-5 weeks, that this is a strong indiciatoe of a cockerel? I only have 1 year experience sexing and this has been true. I have had a late developing cockerel whose comb...

I purchased a Janoel 12 and set eggs to hatch today - my very first batch! I’ve read a lot about incubation but there seems to be very different suggestions about humidity levels during first 18 days. I’m not sure whether to try a dry hatch, or what rate people have found gave best results in...

I have a 21 week opal Legbar that I’ve noticed over the past several days was not moving around like usual, more lethargic. I noticed yesterday that she was unbalanced and not standing/walking normally so I separated her and started giving vitamins. This morning she’s even worse and can’t stand...

I have a mixed flock with 1.5 year old laying hens and pullets just starting to lay. I found this this morning with some yolk around it also...I don’t know who it came from and wonder if it’s lash egg or could be something weird laid by my pullets who are just figuring things out. I have 4...

What’s going on? I don’t know if it’s all related but I have to assume it is! Several days ago I noticed one of my splash pullets making weird neck jerking motions here and there. I inspected her crop and it was soft, squishy and could feel fluid. I separated her and limited her food, gave ACV...

I have a pullet with sour crop from what I can tell. Her crop has been squishy and full the last few days and she was doing a weird neck jerking movement. I separated her and have forced her to vomit some of the fluid up once yesterday and once today. Also giving her ACV water and then some...

Can anyone explain in simple terms some of the basics of olive Eggers genetics? More specifically, what generations or crosses are most likely to create the highest chance of olive eggs? I thought that F1 olive Eggers (dark egg x blue egg) would always produce green/olive eggs, although perhaps...

5.5 week old olive egger with a dominant personality that I am wondering about. I’ve recently put a small group of 4-6week olds in with a couple of 10 weeks olds and this little one stands up to their bullying and pecks back when the older girls try to assert themselves. Is it possible she’s...

I have most of my new flock figured out except these two black/copper Olive Eggers - they’re almost 8 weeks Blue Wheaten Ameraucanas over BCM. This is my 12 week old Ollie who I’m quite certain is a pullet. Jazzy and Thorn are the 2 in question. My guess is pullets also. Their combs have...

I have at least one chipmunk around that sneaks into coop and eats the feed...is this a problem? Are they dangerous to the chickens? The chickens don’t seem to mind and I don’t think there’s an easy way to keep the feed safe besides trapping the chipmunk...just wonder if this is necessary or we...

As we’re all carefully inspecting our chick’s combs and wattles at this time of year with anticipation...I’m wondering what age is average for them to start turning more pink for a pullet vs a cockerel? Does it really depend on breed? My guess is that cockerels start to show themselves with...