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So a few days ago I noticed one of my chicks was lethargic and had its eyes closed sitting in a corner. It's poop had some blood in it and a bit of mucus stuff so obviously my first thought was coccidia. They're all about 4 weeks old. I went to the store to get some liquid corid to treat them...

What breed(s) do y'all think these 2 boys have in them? They're brothers that were rescued from a neighborhood. They definitely must have favorelle in them. They have the 5 toes. 1 has a little beard. 1 has pink legs like a favorelle and the other has grey legs so I'm thinking maybe mixed with...

I have had this ayam cemani cross for over a year and was wondering what other breed(s) he has in him? I'm leaning towards silkie due to the comb and feathered feet. What do y'all think? If he is a silkie/ayam cemani mix and I bred him to a mystic onyx hen (which is silkie crossed with meat...

If you breed 2 pure silkies will all the chicks be silkie feathered or can they produce satin feathered chicks as well?

My emu Blu has runny poop and is was laying down with his eyes closed. The sun is going down so I'm not sure if he was just trying to sleep or if something is wrong. He is walking around a little now but is still closing his eyes some. He's slowly panting a bit. I may be freaked out for no...

What color brahma rooster can you cross with a buff brahma hen to get pure colored chicks? I heard that crossing buff with light brahmas just makes brahmas with mixed colors. What could I cross with my buff hen to make some chicks with pure colors? Is a buff rooster the only option to get pure...

Is this a pure Cochin? I was told it is but I think it's actually a dark brahma? Did I get lucky with a hen or is this a little rooster? They're 8 1/2 weeks now. I put a couple pictures of them as a tiny chick also. Thanks!

I have a Pekin hen with a khaki Campbell drake. I have seen them breed multiple times but none of her eggs are fertile. She has layed over 30 eggs and none have been fertile. She turned 6 months a few months ago and the drake is over a year old. Why wouldn't her eggs be fertile?

I recently tried hatching some quail eggs in my nr360° incubator which has always worked perfectly in the past. Always had 95%-100% hatch rates with it. This time though it didn't work so well. I noticed my eggs were taking longer to hatch. They ended up hatching 3 days late and only 10 healthy...

Had some shrink-wrapped quail chicks stuck in their eggs in the incubator due to a humidity and temp drop that I was unaware of until I got a new thermometer. I assisted them all and got them out of the eggs to find that 90% of the chicks I assisted have leg issues. One has a crooked neck and 7...

This little guy was a assisted hatch. Was shrink-wrapped in the egg. The left leg is curled up towards their chest and they can't extend it. Even more odd... There is a bone or something sticking out of the back of the "knee" joint area. Anyone ever seen this? I'm thinking it will need to be...

Thermometer says brooder is 114°F directly under heat lamp but chicks are still piled right underneath it? They have plenty of room to get away from the heat lamp but they are all laying right underneath it. They aren't panting. All seem to be comfortable. All of them are sleeping and eating...

I got these 6 quail and would like to know their colors and genders. The green and blue backgrounds are both males (I vent sexed them and white foam came out) but I have no clue on the others. I was told the other 4 were 6 weeks old but when I vent sex them they all show as female. One had poop...

Got these 2 quail today. Was told the darker one is a celadon and the other is a different breed but they weren't sure what breed they are. 🤷🏼‍♀️ Also how do I tell their gender? Can you tell from looks?

I recently hatched this little cutie. Mom was a salmon favorelle and dad could be any of the roosters pictured. Mom is also pictured. She seemed to hang out with the yellow and black Easter egger roo and the Cochin roos the most but she was around all these guys as she kept escaping her coop...

Anyone know how buff laced brahmas were originally made? What colors were crossed to make them? Did they just start with light, dark and/or buff or did they do something else to make them? I would like to start my own breeding project and try to make my own. Yes I understand it's easier to just...

I have some chicks I would like to know the gender of. What do y'all think? My guesses are on the pictures. Hoping to have at least some pullets. I posted on Facebook but I'm getting mixed answers so I'm still not sure what genders they are. I don't want accidentally rehome a pullet thinking...

Is it ok to float test eggs before incubating them to tell how old they are or will it wash the bloom away and let bacteria in? I found a nest of duck and chicken eggs that my girls hid from me and I have no clue how long ago they laid them. Can I float test them or is there another way to...

I have chicks of all different ages, breeds and genders and I am trying to figure out if they are boys or girls. I also want to find out the breeds on a few of them. I know the breeds of most but some I'm not sure on. What do y'all think? Hoping for mostly hens but of course it's never that...

I have 8 ducklings that were just given to me and would like to know which are pure runners or Pekins and which are mixed? What do y'all think? 2 looks like pure Pekin as they have the pink skin and yellow fluff but the other yellow one has a slightly darker beak so I'm assuming that one is...