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I need help! My daughter showed up at my house this afternoon with a hen who has what appears to have started as bumblefoot. It was not treated and now her whole foot appears and smells to be rotting. She is still eating, drinking, and is very mobile, but this is BAD! I was able to remove the...

I have 15 Ayam Cemani eggs ready to go into the incubator. Is anyone interested in some straight run chicks in approx 21 days? They will be $10 per chick, but must be picked up in extreme Southern Illinois (I haven’t had good experience with shipped chicks). Pics are of mom and dad.

Can anyone tell me what breed these little guys are?

I just received my Ayam Cemani eggs in the mail yesterday. I have hatched shipped eggs before, waiting 24 hours before putting them in the incubator. The instructions for these eggs say not to turn for the first 72 hours in the incubator. I didn’t do that with my other shipped eggs, but the...

So my Sapphire Gem pullet still isn’t feeling well. She is approx 20 weeks old and, until 3 or 4 weeks ago, was spry and healthy. So here’s the info: My flock of 28 free range on my 1 acre, and I feed them layer pellets from Rural King. About 4 weeks ago, I noticed that my Sapphire Gem was...

This is my son Brayden’s light Brahma hen, Larry. When he named her, he thought she was a roo😉 Anyway, Brayden was only 16 when he passed away on November 1st. I had been to the cemetery and was having a rough day today so I decided to sit on my porch and watch it rain. The tears were flowing...

Reposting because I am very worried. Here is my original post. I apologize it is so long, but I wanted to get all the details in. as an update, I have been feeding her scrambled eggs with crushed eggshells in them, and yogurt. She eats and drinks decent, but seems to pick around at the food for...

I have a 5 month old olive Egger pullet who isn’t acting right. Here is the background: Last week, I noticed this gals comb was really turning red and she was spending a lot of time in the coop laying in the nesting boxes. She would come out to eat and drink, but would turn around and go right...

I have two roosters for my flock of 28. I am wanting to do some selective breeding by separating one of my roosters with a couple of my hens. How long should the ones I want to breed be separated from the others to make sure the eggs are fertilized by the roo I want? They have all been running...

Today I received a shipment of chicks, but 5 of the 6 were DOA. The one still living isn’t in great shape. When I opened the box, this chick appeared to be dead also but, to be safe, I took them all out of the box and let them lay as I watched for any signs of life (3 of them were already...

I have been so excited to receive the chicks I ordered from Meyer Hatchery way back in February. I eagerly awaited my 2 green queens, 2 silver laced Cochins, 1 Easter Egger, and 1 black Jersey giant. They came today...except all were dead but 1😭 And that one isn’t doing great. It seems lame on...

I was so excited to walk into the coop this morning to find both of my buff orp/partridge Cochin chicks hatched! Both show the feathered legs like momma, but their coloring is totally different. Just wondering if it’s just color genes showing up differently, or could it be a sign of gender?

These cuties are 10 weeks old now. I think they are cockerel on the left and pullet on the right in the first pic and pullet on the right, cockerel on the left in the second pic. I know they aren’t great pics, but they wouldn’t be still🤷🏻‍♀️

Can anyone tell me what breed this little gal is? I bought her as a day old chick, but the sign said she was Polish...which obvi she isn’t🙄 I tried to get more pics, but she wouldn’t cooperate.

My husband does a huge garden every year, but this will be the first year of gardening with free-range chickens. Any advice on how to keep them out of the garden? We really want to stay away from fencing if possible because he needs to get his big tiller in and out at least every 2 weeks. Any...

I have a buff Orpington roo & partridge Cochin hen egg that I want to hatch. Just curious if anyone could give me an idea of what the chicks might look like. I guess I’m wondering if they will have feather legs and what color they might be. So far all the crosses with my BO roo have turned out...

Can anyone tell me what the chicks will look like if a partridge cochin hen is crossed with a buff orb roo?

I have one brahma hen who went broody about a week ago, which was good because I have some day old chicks due to be delivered the first week of May and I would love for a broody to raise them. So on Saturday, I noticed another one of my brahmas laying on the nest a little longer than normal, and...

One of my Buff Brahma hens has decided to go broody in the last couple of days. I have 6 chicks set to be delivered from Meyer Hatchery on May 1 and was hoping to have a broody to raise them. Any chance she will stay broody that long even if I remove eggs from under her daily? The last two days...

I was hoping for pullets but, at 9 weeks old, this is way too much comb and wattle growth isn’t it? I know the pics aren’t great, but they refuse to leave their comfy “hiding” spot. The first two pics are of my calico Princess/BO cross. The third pic is my light Brahma/BO cross.