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So we just had 8 of our "extra" cockerels butchered (mainly EE's) for the first time and they actually looked pretty decent (they were around 20wks old). I have them whole and have cooked whole chickens in the past, but am wondering how do I get past the fact that these were 'ours'? I thought...

I have 8 EE cockerels I was planning on bringing to a processor to use as meat birds. They will be around 18 weeks old. They look pretty small to me still so I was wondering if it was worth it? Would their meat be "tasty"? How much weight-wise would they way (dressed) at this age? Thanks!

My year-old BSL has had runny (green/yellowish) poop and a floppy comb all week. I finally was able to grab hold of one of the other BSL's for comparison and the sick hen has a really large, swollen bottom (easily 3x bigger). She has not been near the nest and I couldn't feel anything that...

My one year old black sex link hen has been acting out of sorts. She has a floppy comb, runny (whitish/yellow) poo down her butt feathers (haven't seen her have an actual bowel movement) and she's not interacting with the flock. She's not interested in free ranging and is just hanging near the...

I'm pretty sure I know my answer already, but since I'm not familiar with this breed, I thought I'd ask anyways. These 3 silver laced wyandottes are 5 wks old in this picture. The combs for the 2 on the left turned red at about 2.5 wks old, lol. the one on the right is red now, but it's not...

I got this little one out of a bin of black sex link pullets. I highly doubt she belonged in that bin. I got her from TSC and they get their chicks from Townline. I checked Townline's list of breeds (http://www.townlinehatchery.com/hatcherychicks.htm), but it doesn't seem to match any. Does...

I got these two bantams from TSC who get their chicks from Townline Hatchery. I don't know if they are the same breed or two different breeds. Both have feathered feet. I called Townline to see what breeds they carry and here's the list they gave me: BB Red, Porcelain, mille fleur...

I had an egg that looked larger then usual so I set it aside thinking it may have a double yolk. When I cracked it open over the weekend, the yolk was already all mixed up with the egg white and had a really strange consistency to it. Has anyone had this happen before? The egg was not shaken...

I have a few questions regarding an OEG Bantam of mine... She's about 25 weeks old and I believe has gone broody the past few days. I have repeatedly taken her off the nest over the weekend, and other than fluffing up and clucking her disapproval at me for a few minutes, she would head right...

I had 16 chickens (~20wks old, some just started laying last week) - 14 pullets and 2 cockerels. They free range all day (I let them out in the morning before I leave for work until they head into the coop at night). We own 5 acres of land (half wooded) and are surrounded by farm ground (corn...

Is it possible/common for chickens who have just begun laying to have bloody stools? I have at least 2 bantams and one standard size breed all start laying in the past few days (not sure which ones are laying yet). I have noticed a couple 'suspect' stools (specifically on my porch ) that may...

I have had one of my bantams squatting for over 2 weeks now. We opened the nest boxes, put a golf ball in each one and keep checking for eggs. I have also been checking the areas of the yard/landscape where I know they like to hang out during the day and have found nothing. I let the birds...

So I believe my 16wk old silver duckwing OEGB has been showing 'squatting' behavior for the past week or so and after reading numerous posts here, I'm 100% convinced that's what she's doing. Her comb and wattles have turned red as well just recently. I have 4 of these girls, plus 3 other...

My chicks are soaking wet from rain out in their run. Would not (and still won't) go into the coop. Are they old enough to clean/dry themselves up?

One of my chicks got pecked at by some of the others. Luckily, my MIL swung by to refresh their water (it's in the mid-90's here) and found her getting pecked at. She took her out and put her in the run (the others are in the coop where it's cool) alone (which has plenty of grass and she put a...

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So my 6 week old chicks have been in their coop for about a week and a half now and clearly love the extra room. At night, however, all 16 of them (4 of which are bantams) cuddle into 2 (of 4) nest boxes. When I look in on them, I can maybe only see like 3-4 of them and the rest are buried...

I got these girls out of the "Red Pullet" bin at TSC. The possible breeds listed were: BO, RIR, New Hampshire Red and Isa Brown. I posted pics here when the girls were 3 weeks old and it wasn't very clear then (other than they are not BO or RIR) so now that they are 6 weeks old, I figured I'd...

I was 'assuming' when I got my chicks that they were about a week old. In the pictures below, that would have made them 3 weeks old (last weekend). I had seen some pictures earlier (on this site) when I first got them and judged them on their age based on that. However, after seeing numerous...

They will be 4 weeks old this weekend and are quickly outgrowing their brooder (I have 16 chicks -12 standard, 4 bantams - in a galvanized sheep waterer/trough). We have their coop, and plan to have free range chickens. So when can I begin letting them roam around outside without them running...