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My cochin has been very very healthy - one of my first hens - and recently sat on some eggs for 22 days and hatched them (not her eggs) Since then, she has been caring for them and taking them through the stages of forging food, scratching, and even roosting, (other hens and rooster steer...

My cochin has been very healthy and sat on some eggs and hatched them (not her eggs) Since then, she has been caring for them and taking them through the stages of forging food, scratching, and even roosting, (other hens and rooster steer clear). The hens are about a month old and stay very...

please confirm my 4 week old is a rooster. my other one that hatched the same day has a defined black spot on "her" head and the other "roo?" has a black blotch. I have someone getting my rooster TODAY but now I am second guessing his sex.. He has pink tinge to "his" comb and the other one...

my neighbor gave me her hen when she moved but never knew her breed? Ive had her for about a year now and her comb is fatter than my others, her tail does not stick straight up like my others and looks like more of a Sebrite with maybe a dash of wyandotte? Thank you - any ideas would be great...

I have two LegHorns around 5-6 months old currently. Got both with tails and then one was bleeding on its rump and feathers fell out HOWEVER, the tail is not growing back. Here are a few side, rear and with the other Leghorn pictures. He is the runt I believe but can't be sure. I just want to...

Hi everyone! so nice to be back on here! Its been busy! I have 4 Wyandotts that I purchased when they were 5 weeks old in July. They live with my five other hens and one rooster two - mix breeds. My question is, it is now December and it has been 6 months or almost 30 weeks since I...

I have two bantam cochins that were born on March 19th. Is the one with the longer tail a girl? It's comb is not as red as the other one. I already have a Roo and not enough hens for more than one. The pictures of the yellow/gold/black bantam chicks were born on April 1 and are exactly the...

Hello! My hens are outside in their hen house and three of them have been sitting on a ton of eggs even though it has not reached over 30 degrees (N. England) wether. HOWEVER, four hatched. One died because it escaped and I found it in the run the next day (fixed that problem) One died about...

I have three of my bantam hens laying on a batch of eggs all together in the middle of their coop. All of the eggs are fertile. How can I seperate the mom and the eggs before they hatch when I don't know which hen to choose? Sounds illy I iknow but I don't want to hurt /or frustrate the others...

Hello Yesterday on of my eggs hatched and stayed underneath my hen(s) for the day - did not see it at all bt saw the opened shell. THis morning, I went to the coop to check on everyone and the baby chick was outside of the coop and on the ground dead. Any idea why it did not stay with mama...

Hello! I have 5 bantam hens and one docile rooster (bantam also) and my girls are taking turns (accept for the past two days) sitting on 5 or 7 confirmred fertile eggs. My concern is that it is cold in massachusetts and the little eggs wont hatch and stay warm/alive if I keep them in the coop...

...other hen dies about a month ago from labored breathing then was fine for a month and then died. Now this hen was wobbly with wings low, blood in coop, run and water dispenser....no sign of where/who came from. Now the hen with low wings cant walk and is in my laundry room in bin. She is 7...

i am a new owner of 6 bantem pullets and never new how much I would LOVE THEM! They are amazing little creatures that never cease to entertain me and my family. I am going to the Westford Chicken swap this weekend to buy at least three more and looking forward to it. Are any of you attending?