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My chick flock of 9 that a coyote whittled down to 7, hatched out the week of July 22-28.. All but 1 are roos. But NONE of the roos have crowed yet. I'm home most of the time and can hear Papa bird no problem with closed windows, so I'd definitely hear if a newbie was singing the song of his...

I'm hoping to be able to source some Swedish Black fertile eggs come spring. I'm not looking to have chicks overwinter, but come spring and either slip them underneath a broody hen or pop them into the incubator. I'm hoping to make a contact now so I can buy some fertile eggs come spring. I like...

Can anyone tell what gender this chick, Speckles is? Father is a blue laced wayndotte and mother was a Swedish Black. We lost the mother to a damn hawk when this chick was a week out from hatching. I'm really hoping it's a pullet, but my gut says cockerel. I'm trying to decide if my flock is big...

Hi all. I just had a chick hatch with what I think is a hernia. Am I correct? It was pipping for over 36 hours and the last of the clutch, the first one hatched out Friday with day 21 being Sunday. Most of the shell was gone on the top, but it hadn’t broken through the membrane so I made the...

A friend of mine sent me this picture of an egg she collected this morning. I’m as puzzled as she is as to what happened. There’s no signs of an egg being laid on top of the other eggs ie white/yolk. Anyone else have this happen?

Is there anyway to tell an egg is fertilized without cracking it open? I have 12 hens and 1 rooster and see him getting it done with several, but my 2 biggest girls brush him off pretty much every time I'm out with them, so I'm not sure their eggs are fertilized. I'd rather not spend the time to...

Her egg is the one on the far left. She is a snuggler with people, esp my 10 and 7 year old, but tends to be a bit standoffish with the rest of the flock. She's also been one of my most faithful layers. And a great forager. She is completely black, from her comb/waddle to her feet/nails to her...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm new to BYC, but not to the chicken life. My family had a flock that started with my 3rd grade science project. The last of the flock died off when I was in 10th or 11th grade. I've had my own flock since September 2021. (2) How...