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Perhaps it will help bring the bird's strength back up while you research any other problems. We also hand feed dry oatmeal (the store brand of long cooking stuff) to our "behind" babies. Good luck!

Both of my last batches of chicks had one "underperformer" in it as compared to the others. I bought what we refer to as "chicken gatorade" - the powder with electrolytes and minerals in it. We added it to the general population's water and also did some extra work on the sickly chick to give...

Your pictures show some very pretty birds. Do you have a recommendation where to go for getting started with a few birds? If you do sell chicks or hatching eggs, I would be interested. My daughter and I have the chickens as our own fun project; however, she is going to do her Sr. project in...

Thank you so much for the leads. I am concerned about the whites because of the high rate of "pick offs" locally by raptors. I can only do so much overhead enclosure, so that is part of what entered into my thoughts. First day after I put up overhead netting, a large hawk landed on it, right...

Thanks for the feedback; I appreciate it. I should have known better when I saw that 3 colors of Dorkings were in the photo together - of course the results are mixed if you have SG, White, and Dun in the same pen :( I should have known better as I learned about color differentiation and being...

For whatever reason, I can't seem to upload a photo, only a URL. I asked for help on the FB Dorkings page and got kind of a pointed comment from someone there - I was looking for help and felt insulted - she asked me "where did you get that thing". Well for me, I love all my chickens including...

I bought some Dorking eggs along with other eggs from someone in ME. The first hatch which a friend did for me was dismal - 20%; I decided to find out if it was the eggs or the incubation so I have 3 Dorkings incubating and due to hatch along with some Marans and Salmon Faverolles. The two...