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We are so excited for our sweet banty hen to hatch chicks overnight last night. Question is...Why is one black? I know for a fact they are all her eggs and only one possible rooster. Could they be sexed because of the breed mix? Mama is a bantam red cochin and daddy I am not sure about. Here is...

I am SOOO new to chickens and especially to broody hens hatching. So, we just had our first chick hatch sometimes in the last 12 hours. Mama is in the coop, in a wire dog crate and it is pretty cool out. High 50ish and low 27. I have a heavy blanket over her cage. Will this be enough? I do...

I have a cochin banty that has gone broody. At first, I had planned to NOT let her hatch, so I took her eggs the first couple of days, then we decided to go ahead and let her be, so I put one egg under her yesterday and two today. Will someone give me the rundown of what to do and what to...

Wednesday evening I found my NHR in the coop laying in the corner. When I went to her, she stood up and there was a cold egg under her breast and she stood up farther and a VERY fresh, hot sticky egg under her. I assume she had layed one Tuesday ( her first) and then one Wednesday. Nothing...

I currently have 3 chickens, a barred rock roo, a rir hen and a cochin banty. They are about 15 weeks old. I am buying 4 hens about the same age from a friend. I do not plan to quarantine them, one because it would be quite difficult and 2, I know that her birds are healthy and well taken...

Here in Missouri we are going on almost a month of 100+ heat index. I have 3 chickens at the moment, 14 week old barred rock roo, 14 week old RIR hen and a 17ish week cochin banty. I keep their waterer filled always, but it never seems like they have drank any. They seem fine, they scavenge...

I am finally over this enough to post, and I figure, no one else really understands just how I feel A stray dog got 4 of our 7 'babies' last weekend. We went from 3 barred rocks ( 2 hens, 1 roo), 3 reds ( possibly 2 hens, 1 roo) and a little cochin bantam hen to 3 total! All I have left are...

I have a 10-ish week bantam that had a really hoarse sounding voice today. I am really worried about her. Is this normal? I know it is hard to diagnose something you can't hear, but I thought I would post while I was thinking about it. It was not the typical higher pitched cheeps that they...

Can I give it to the chickens? I don't want them to get sick, wasn't sure if it was ok to give expired things to them.

The chicks, 3 'rainbow layers', 3 barred rocks and a bantam cochin are stinkin up my basement! SO, tomorrow, they are moving to the garage! I have been turning their light off at night downstairs since it is always 70 or above, but I guess I will leave the brooder light on once they go to the...

Goodness, If I wasn't the one that filled their food 2 times a day, I would think that these kids hadn't eaten for a week! It took literally the amount of time for me to put the plate of mashed up boiled eggs (2 for 7 chicks), put in a load of laundry and the eggs were GONE! They were going...

So, my girls are coming on 4 weeks old, about 75% feathered. I just went to the basement to give them a treat and the light was out in the brooder. We keep a light on over the washer/dryer which is near the brooder, so it wasn't totally dark. Anyway, they were sleeping, but not huddled like...

These guys are about 3 1/2 weeks now? I think? LOL Is it way too early to tell gender with these guys? I have a few comb/wattle pics I can post if there is any point. #1 #2 #3 Also, my bantam chochin is somewhere around 5 1/2 weeks maybe? She is showing some wattles and now has these...

My one little Barred Rock still has NO tail feathers and her 2 sisters (?) both have tail feathers almost an inch long. Someone said this is a good sign that it could be a rooster? Im uploading a few pics now... Not great pics, I took them with my iphone. Here is my suspected roo...a fuzzy...

Ok, so we had one bantam chick given to us, who is now with our 6 other chickies. I am going to get Mabel ( the bald eagle chick:lol:) a few friends tomorrow. Question is, last time I was there, they just had one bucket that was full of all different colors and Im assuming breeds of bantams...

I think 'Chicken Therapy' should totally be covered by insurance! I swear, I just feel better after watching them play for even 10 or 15 minutes. Even though it usually ends up being much longer! Tonight, they got a special treat...and LOVED it!

We have 7 chicks right now that will move to the coop in about a month. We plan/planned to free range as much as possible on our 10 acres, but I am worried about them eating something harmful to them. I have just planted lily of the valley plants as well as a clematis and both are said to be...

I have 3 Barred Rocks that are somewhere around 2-2 1/2 weeks old. One of them has NO tail feathers showing yet at all and the other 2's tail feathers are about 1/4-1/2 inch long. Is this indicative of something? Gender, age discrepancy? Also, of the 3 barred rocks, my 'tailless girl is the...

I I do know it is a bantam and it has feathers on its legs..

So today when I was picking up a few flowers to plant, I spotted the cabbage plants. I just couldn't resist, even though we don't eat cabbage, and I have never grown it. BUT, I bought a 6 pack of plants to grow for the chickens! I kept reading that they love cabbage, and figured, why not? I...