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Hello everyone, I recently had a batch of 5 chicks that are 9 weeks old, and I would appreciate if any of you can help tell if any of these are roosters. I already have 1 adult roo... so I'm not in need of any more. I am hoping (praying) that all of mine are hens... Regards, Don

Hello everyone! Some time back, my female turkey gathered half a dozen fertile chicken eggs and decided to plop herself down on them. Since we have had some losses this past year, I decided that I wanted chicks. That was the greatest decision I have ever made. What an awesome experience. I...

Hello everyone, As a few of you know, I have a flock of about a dozen or so chickens (5 more pullets in the garage now). 1 Rooster is present. Well, for some time now, one of my Wyandotte chickens (Bugsy is her name) has been pecking the other hens... while the other hens are being mated. It...

Hello my fine people, I recently acquired ducks to add to my flock. They are in quarantine currently from the rest of the flock to avoid sickness. I am attempting to create some sort of coop for them, I want to keep them seperate from the rest of the flock, with their coop being closer to the...

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen, Yesterday, I noticed that my BA chicken was limping on her left leg. I picked her up, and her leg/foot seemed cold. So, I put her in the coop with heat lamp to see if that would make a difference. Today, when I went out to visit her and the flock, she would not...

Hello my fine people, I haven't been around here much, been very busy lately. Tonight, my female turkey lady woman hen is laying on the ground in the coop, wimpering. She layed her first egg of the season yesterday. Today, she seems to be rather moody, and is now acting strange in the coop. She...

Hello my good people. A few of you know that I have 2 turkeys and 11 chickens now. Previously, I kept the female turkey in the garage during the winter, as I felt it was too cold in the winter for her to stay in the coop. I still feel that way... as here in Indiana, it gets rather cold...

Hello there my good people! I have a question for you all. So... a few months ago... we picked up a Tom turkey from a lady here in Indiana. Well... this guy is quite an irritant... he always wants to be around people... stays puffed up all the time... bumping into us, etc... I just wanted to...

Hello everyone!!! My chicks will be 7 weeks old this Tuesday, and I am wondering... this RIR appears to be a rooster to me, but I could be wrong. What do you all think...? I would appreciate any information you can give, and if you need better pictures, please let me know!!! Don

Hello everyone! A few of you know that I have 12 chicks that I recently bought. One of them is limping rather badly, and has what appears to be a growth coming out of its toe... right as the toenail begins. I don't know if this is what is causing the limp... but I tried to see if the "growth"...

Hello everyone! So... a few of you may know that I now have chicks and a female turkey. Eventually... I want to remove the female turkey from the chicken area... due to the risk of the turkey contracting illnesses from the chickens. So... I am wanting to get/purchase a tom turkey to keep the...

Hello everyone, I wanted to post a question here to see what you all think. So... I had a broody hen who had been laying on eggs for a while. THAT... didn't work out... so I went to my local farm store and bought 10 chicks to replace the 10 eggs. The funny thing is... the hen is a turkey... and...

Good afternoon my good people! My name is Don, and I am in Indiana. I am new to your forum. I have a hen, and am full of questions... as you can imagine. Here it goes! So... I have a hen who laid eggs. I was not sure if the eggs were fertile or not, as this is her first year laying, and males...