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Everything I read says ISA Browns are docile, friendly. Well, mine are not! I have some ISA Browns that are mostly mean to each other and my other breeds. I would like to re-home these bullies and get some more docile chickens. I don’t want all one breed, but would like a mix. I’d like to get a...

I have been treating her for a leg that is splayed with a bandaid brace and did a different post about that. This morning when I took the bandaid off to see how she was doing, I noticed she wasn’t putting weight on her foot, walking on her toes. And then it occured to me that she walked on her...

Just hatched this morning. I think it’s a female, but not totally sure.

I just took my chicks out of the incubator and saw one of the silkies is limping. It holds one leg out when it walks and kind of limps along. Can a chick have splayed leg in only one leg? I read you can sit them in a teacup, but for how long? I also read how you can splint the legs together, but...

I started my incubator (NR 360) and let it run for 24 hours. I have 10 silkie and 12 regular eggs to go in today. The humidity is staying right around 23-25%. Is this too low for a dry hatch? My house stays on the dryer side in the winter, so wondering if dry hatch will work for me? Of course...

Hypothetical question: I know the nurture right 360 only holds 22 eggs, but was wondering if anyone has tried 12 regular and 12 silkie bantam eggs at the same time? Do bantam eggs need different temp or humidity conditions? Would they be okay growing up together in a brooder? Just wondering if...

I have a nurture right 360 incubator and am on day 2 of lockdown. There are 6 eggs inside and before lockdown my humidity was stable near 50% the whole time. Now, on lockdown, I opened the vent all the way and filled both water ports and the humidity level is around 58-62%. Is this okay or do I...

I have the option of getting two silkies from a backyard chicken lady who listed them on a local message board. I have never owned the breed before, so wasn’t sure if they required special attention or care. I see lots of long threads and don’t have time to wade through every thread before...

I bought an incubator last year. I have never hatched eggs before, but thought it would be nice to raise my own from egg to Adult. Eggs of the specific breeds I want are expensive, so I wanted to test my incubator before buying eggs to make sure I gave them the best chance. Anyone ever do a...

I have a hen, Oreo, who is a 9 month old barred rock. She was raised with her 10 flock mates who are leghorns and Isa Browns. The only other BR is the rooster. So, she doens’t have anyone of her same breed. I noticed that she talks different than the others, her voice is different. She used to...

What makes a good head hen? I did a search and couldn’t find the answer. My pullet, Goldie, is “head hen”. Just trying to decide if she is being a good head hen with normal pecking order behavior or If she’s just a mean girl. All of my 19/20 wk old pullets have started laying eggs (except the...

I got my first bag of oyster shell ever, so I have no idea what it’s supposed to smell like. I have a highly sensitive nose and can detect scents that most cannot. Every time I open the bag it vaguely smells like moth balls, not strong, but just a hint of a chemical odor. I didn’t think much of...

Yesterday, I noticed on my poop boards there were two small eggs beside each other that were just membranes, the shell hadn’t hardened. One of them was broken and the other intact. Do you think the same chicken laid both. I don’t see how two different chickens could have laid them so close...

I was out cleaning the coop and watched one of my 17 week old ISA Browns go into a nest box. I figured I would stick around and watch because as far as I know this would have been her first egg. She sat there for a long while. She picked at the bedding and loose feathers around her and put them...

One of my 17 week Leghorns, Snowy, started laying about two weeks ago. She makes these long drawn out screetches before laying an egg. Sometimes this goes on for about an hour beforehand. Sometimes she will sing the egg song and goes back to screaming. She sounds like she is in pain. Do you...

I have Leghorn, ISA Brown, and Barred Rock all about 15/16 weeks . One of the Leghorns has been exhibiting signs that she was going to lay soon. Her comb got big and red, she squatted when I put my hand over her, and she has been digging up the nesting boxes. I bought them oyster shell last week...

It was on Youtube. She suggests Premium Cleaned Oats, Whole Corn, Black Oil Sunflower Seeds, Diatomaceous Earth (for worms), and Oyster Shell (what she calls “Grit” and gives on the side). She also let’s them free range and feeds them dog food in the winter for more protein. She mixes the first...

Edit: I deleted pictures since they were not mine. We decided not to get them for several reasons. Thanks for your replies. I’ve been wanting Ameraucana. Found some locally on a sales board. Going to go look at 11 week old pullets this morning. These are the pics from the ad. Do they look like...

I have 10 pullets and 1 cockerel. They are about 14 weeks old and currently eating Nutrena NatureWise Chick Starter Grower 18% feed. Is 18 weeks the time to switch or should I switch sooner? I know I shouldn’t put them on layer feed because it could negatively affect the rooster’s health. I...

I have 11 chickens that were all supposed to be pullets, but I ended up with one cockerel. They are 6 ISA Browns, 3 Leghorns, and 2 Barred Rocks (roo is BR). They all grew up together and are almost 12 weeks old now. At about 4-5 weeks, we put them in a small TSC coop we made into a movable...