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I was really looking at this gentleman and realized it might be fun to have people guess what he is. I do know so I can confirm the correct answer later.

Decided I was finally going to try natural dyes for eggs this year. Natural dyes can be scratched off if not careful until fully dried. I put a coffee filter on bottom of bowls I used for dying so that their wasn't a white spot where the egg sat on bottom. I do not have any white layers so all...

I just have a quick question that I've looked and looked for the answer to. So I'm probably looking in the wrong places. Is lavender silver or gold based?

I have a splash silkie I got from a fellow BYCer. I'd thought she just had wrong colored skin and eyes when I got her a couple months ago, but looking at her closely, she has a mix of black and white skin on her body. Her face and vent are the most obvious with most of it being white with...

I got some light brahmas 3 weeks ago. They are supposed to be sexed pullets, but we know how that goes. I have one that's feathering in slower than the others. Lack of a tail is the most obvious, and fewer wing feathers so far. It's one of the two biggest chicks so I took a pictures of the...

A silkie pullet I have has developed a bump above her eye next to her comb. I was watching it for the last couple days, today it seemed much bigger but that could be because her topnot was wet from rain. I was able to see it quite well today, and it had a dark spot (she has pink skin on her...

I had four girls survive a dog attack 3+ weeks ago. Two resumed laying normal eggs. One is still pretty injured and not laying yet, but growing feathers and skin. The last one is the one that I'm wondering about. She's been laying eggs with lots of the rough pimple patches on them, and a few...

We had some survivors of a coyote attack this morning just limp in injured. Their rears are tore up a bit and there are puncture wounds. I cleaned them up best I can for now. What would be the best antibiotic to get to put them on to prevent infection? They look like they should make it with...

We lost 11 birds today to coyotes. Suckers did it about 9am on a sunny day. Dogs were inside and apparently don't hear well over a loud fan. I'm really irritated since they got all my silkies, two EEs, and a brahma. One rock had her tail ripped off. She's been treated and is hiding in the coop...

It was nice and sunny today, so after I collected eggs, I was thinking pictures would be good. Here is my current Head Honcho Hen getting a good look at them. Then she had to call a few of her cronies over to get a look, too. I admit, they know I have bread and other treats in...

Is it usual for other chickens to babysit chicks for a broody? I'm not talking just my rooster who always feeds chicks. My broody hatched out 2 chicks two weeks ago. She's been having her 20 week old daughter babysitting them with her for the last week. The last few days, I've found both 20...

Oh, it's hard to decide what to do with the cockerels. I have two little silkie x EE crosses that are so cute. So who would you keep? Pretty boy in front here. He's skittish and thinks I'm always out to eat him. And the other pretty boy. He is more curious and hangs out with the...

I've been getting a pale tan egg the color of my silkie eggs this last week. At first I thought maybe one of the rocks or brahmas was laying a much lighter than normal egg, but I have had all of them accounted for today and got this huge egg. The EE girls are accounted for with the egg colors...

Well Snowball, my little white silkie, kicked the chicks out and told them to bug someone else about two weeks ago. She's been laying again for three weeks. Now the last few days she's got that look in her eye. I can hear her thinking "Hmm, I wonder what I can get out of these eggs?" And of...

Well my four little silkie x EE cross chicks are just on 7 weeks now. I spent an hour trying to get good pics and this was the best I could do. They are convinced I'm going to eat them and run. I could not get a good pic of most of them face on unfortunately. Sorry for any blurriness, they kept...

Is it normal for a bird to start back up laying before she is done brooding her chicks? One of my silkies has started back laying, but she still takes care of her five week olds, calling them for food and protects them. I thought they took a break laying until they weaned the chicks off.

I bought this girl as a barred plymouth rock along with five others at the feed store. The others all look the same except they have bright yellow legs with the grey wash down them. This girl has pink legs with a grey wash on the front. I know she's a hatchery bird. Is she actually a hatchery...

Ok, here's the deal. Mom hasn't been able to eat eggs for years. They make her sick when she eats them. Usually within minutes. Well she decided to try the eggs I took down to her from my birds because they are so fresh. Not one has made her sick. She's thrilled to death and wants eggs every...

One of my broodies has week old chicks now. The actual moms were EEs and the dad is my very much pet quality silkie. He's a good dad and was helps take care of the babies, giving them food and protecting them. Today I went out and they were all dust bathing together. It was so adorable. I...

Well I processed my first bird today. I had a 7 month old silkie cockerel who was getting more and more aggressive. Today was the last straw for him. I prepped up an area and heated my water. That was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I know it was needed. I've been told it gets easier. I...