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Hi all, I hatched some silkies a week ago, the father is white, with white, splash and black hens. Just wondering what colour the chicks will turn out. Also, are silkies meant to have feathering wings? The hens were with other roosters around 3 weeks before the eggs were layed, and I am slightly...

A couple of days ago I noticed that one of my light Sussex chicks that is around 13 weeks old, had one eye shut and was hobbling around a bit. Now her eye is normal and she just walks with a droopy wing. Yesterday I noticed one of my 22 week old Gold laced Wyandotte’s gasping on inhale. Is this...

Hi all, Recently my Gold Laced Wyandotte pullets have started laying. I have put all of their eggs in the incubator (at seperate times) and so far none of the eggs in any of the batches were fertile. My rooster is very protective of his ladies, and I often catch him ‘doing the deed’. Is he not...

I just got my first egg so I decided to crack it open. The pullets are in with A LOT of cockerels. I can’t tell if it is fertile or not, I have attached a pic.

Hi, I just realised that people have different stages of a chickens life on their profile, what does it mean and how do you progress. Also, if anyone can be bothered can you list them from hatching onwards.

Hi everyone, I just happened to be looking up chicks and I found this photo: Now I am determined to have button quails. When I look up fertile eggs for sale I keep seeing stuff like button/king quail. What is a king quail? And is a button quail a breed? Are their other breeds of quail that...

Hi all, I was thinking that some Welsh Harlequins or Silver Appleyards would be a great addition to my chicken flock, but my parents disagree. So to aid me in my debate I was wondering if some current or previous duck owners could answer my following questions: 1. Our coop pen is next to a...

Hi, can anyone have a guess at the genders of my five gold-laced Wyandotte chicks? Chick 1 (Wendy) Chick 2 (Willow) Chick 3 (Pink) Chick 4 (Blue) Chick 5 (Green)

Yesterday I had a some chicks hatching. A light Sussex and GLW both had weird looking turned in feet. See pic below

All of the chicks in my brooder have weird-looking bare skin circles on the top of their wings. I didn't realize it was weird till I saw that no other chicks in the bigger world have them. One thought was that they were being burnt by the heat lamp I have, which is ceramic and is not covered by...

Hi all, I have 10 barred rock Plymouth chicks that are from 2-3 weeks of age. Could any have a guess at sexing them? Pics below. Sorry it is really long. Chick 1 Chick 2 Chick 3 Chick 4 Chick 5 Chick 6 Chick 7 Chick 8 Chick 9 Chick 10

Hi all, I have recently bought my first silkies, I have 5 black, 2 white and 1 splash, unknown genders but according to breeders guesstimate 1 black roo and 1 white roo. They also informed me that I could get a blue from crossing the black with the splash. After learning this I was a) wondering...

I have some Wyandotte and Plymouth Rock chicks, ranging from 2 and 1/2 to 3 weeks of age. To start off with the brooder was too hot, and the chicks were sleeping in a circle surrounding the heat lamp. I check the chicks multiple times a day, and they are always running around jumping and...

Hi, I had a dozen silkie cross eggs that were all 25% leghorn (and 75% silkie). A couple weren't fertile when I checked them on Day 7, which I think is normal. All were growing very well into lockdown. When hatch day arrived, nothing was happening. The next day two of the eggs pipped but took...

Hi all, I have 5 wyandotte chicks that I am trying to determine the gender of as they grow. 'Blue' has a small lump where his/her's comb will be. Is this a growing comb? None of it's other siblings have one, does that mean that it is a rooster?