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About 2 weeks ago I found a 6-month-old red hen hidden in a cactus on 21 eggs. I brought them in and candled them. every single one of them was alive and well. I moved them to a different hen who was a 1-year-old Wyandotte because I didn't trust "Skittles" Only 5 days later a little black...

Hi, y'all! I'm looking for some help with my 15-20-week-old olive egger. About 3-5 days ago I noticed her wing drooping and her walking over It constantly. I wrapped the one wing and put her in a separate cage. Over the past 2-3 days, she hasn't been walking and now both her wings are...

I know the white one is a roo!

Hi! I been on BYC for a few months now, but I guess I never introduced myself so here I go! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I got my first 8 Sagitta hens in April 2019 (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 44 and counting 🙃 (3) What breeds do you...

Ugh. My oldest chicken/last original chicken is almost like gurgling + very lethargic. She is not doing well, but she seems more alert. She is inside now, and I gave her some applesauce. Any help appreciated! TIA!

I want to start breeding and selling button quail, but I have a few questions: Can they live outside? I live in the south, so summers are usually 100 degrees during the day. The winters aren't usually bad but it does get into the lower teens. Do the parents raise them? I have an incubator...

So, I have a rooster who has had curled toes all his life, but recently it's gotten worse. He is always laying down: Eating, drinking, crowing...He will kind of wobble around for a few steps and then fall. It's definitely gotten worse with chasing the other roosters around in the heat. I've...

Ugh... So I had/have 2 broody hens (one welbar and one black australorp), started sitting about a week ago, I moved them to an extra coop about 3 days ago with the eggs they had. The welbar is doing great, and her eggs also look great, but I went to the coop tonight, my black australorp was off...

Just out of curiosity, could you "Breed out" a certain breed from a crossbreed? And if so, how long would it take? For example: If I bred my barred rock/silkie rooster to a silkie hen and then their offspring to another silkie hen/rooster (I have a lot of silkies, so inbreeding isn't an...

Does anyone know of hatcheries that sell the following pullets? Preferably same hatchery, but not necessary! Cochin (blue, black, white, red) Bantam cochin (mottled + any color frizzled) Black copper maran or another dark layer SILKIE!!!! (extra points for a variety of colors!) Thanks...

I am buying an incubator soon and trying to decide what one to buy. Does anybody have experience with any of these? What was your hatch rate? Buileni Egg Incubator KEBONNIXS 12 egg Magicfly mini Safego egg incubator

I have this little barred rock silkie, which I thought was a hen, but now its sounds and comb are throwing me off! I love her/him. I also have a little rooster who hatched the same day and has been crowing already... Please help! 🤣 Sorry for the bad picture, I'll get a better one.

Hi, This chick has been like this for at least 12 hours, still breathing, but not peeping, nor making progress. I've helped chicks before, so if I need to help it, I can. But should I help it now?

update: This is NOT in the correct category. I apologize. Ok, so a couple of weeks ago we lost a black australorp hen for no reason that we know of, and now this morning, we lost the same-aged New Hampshire red. Both were under 3 years old and had been thoroughly checked for health issues...

Ok, apparently if you pick out only rounded topped eggs, and put them in the fridge for 24-72 hours you will only hatch out female chicks. Has anyone tried this method and have it work? Or would anybody be willing to try it for me? 🤣

So I'm wondering if i can get a turkey hen to add to my flock of 27 hens and 4 roosters, for one to hatch eggs for me, but mainly to protect my chickens since my roosters do not do there job very well (well, at all). What are your thoughts? TIA!

Ok, so I'm wondering if i could let my broody blue star sit, and get chicks from the feed store and give them to her, but would she sit an extra 2-3 days until i can get chicks? I'm only asking this because she is only 8 months old, and i thought blue stars weren't a broody breed, so i want to...