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Hi everyone! I’m a long time reader on this site, but new to post! We purchased 4 chicks at the first of May. It was a man in my neighborhood who had gotten too many and needed to let go of a few. He insisted they were all female but he also said they were 6 months... which they absolutely were...

I have 6 mallards that are 4 weeks old today. One of them (Willie) is already developing green feathers on his head. If I’m remembering correctly, my last male mallard (about 10 yrs ago) didn’t start getting green feathers until he was around 3 months old and was molting his first set of brown...

Hey guys and gals. So I'm working on a research project and figured I'd ask my questions here. I've only owned egg layers but the research I'm doing requires me to find information regarding meat birds. So I've found a great little table for Cornish Cross's here: What I am needing are...

So we have 16 guinea keets that's are a couple weeks old now. We plan to let them total free range (with shelter and feeding option) once they are old enough, but what age would that be? 6 months or 12 weeks? Or maybe some other time? I am at a loss. We want them to be able to take care of...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone would like to tell me the breed and gender of my 4 month old chicken. I think she is a girl, but I don't know the breed and when she will stop growing. She is tiny for her age and is that due to her breed? Or something else? Please let me know asap. Thanks:wee

My 6 week old Buff Brahma still does not have all it's feathers. The rest of the Brahmas same age are fully feathered. They will be 7 weeks Saturday. The chick's back is still all fluff and no tail feathers yet. I bought them from tractor supply when they were days old and supposedly they are...

Hi everyone! I am new to this forum because I just became a chicky momma a couple weeks ago. I am trying to figure out what kind of chicks I have. These poor little babies were left for dead in a parking lot near me and I decided to take them in. The two look to be the same breed, and then the...

Alright, I feel as I should explain the sad story of these ducks and then get into my questions. I'm going to say straight away I'm sorry if I say anything wrong, this is my first time owning ducks. And warning there is a lot of reading ahead. A little backstory in the area I live; My...

I just recently bought a silkie pullet yesterday but I’m not sure if she really is a pullet or if it might be cockerel. I’m also wondering around what age she might be?

Hello everyone, NubbyRyuu here! My neighbor, who I've become friends with, has a bunch of chickens, all used for egg laying. I've befriended a few over time, including one I've named my account after, Nubby. She was a very sweet chicken who my neighbor took in from another person. Because...

One of my ISA Brown hens has started laying wrinkled eggs- every day. She was gifted to me about 6 months ago and has been a fantastic layer. Huge, dark brown eggs almost every single day. I know she’s older, because tiny spurs are starting to grow. I don’t know her back story. She does not...

Hi, I have adopted (pet) Cornish X chickens. They were born around Sept 11, so they are about 9 weeks old now. One of the birds (named Mina), who I was CONVINCED was a hen, is starting to look a little like a rooster to me. I guess some Cornish hens can have a fairly big wattle? Anyway, here are...

Hi there, would love some more guesses on the sexes of my three chicks. First orange chick is 2 weeks old Gray/yellow chick is 3 days Black chick is 5 days

I am new to raising chickens and picked up my four girls (2 Orpingtons, 1 Maran and 1 Brown Leghorn) from a local breeder in mid-May and was told they were approximately 6-8 weeks old. They had most of their feathers at the time. If that age was correct they should be about 6 months old now. The...

Hi, I don't know if this is the right form or not. When I first started with chickens, I had 2 roos and 2 hens given to me, the lady that gave them to me had no idea how old they were. Is there any way to tell about how old a chicken is? And how old is too old to eat? We're thinking about...

I built a coop this past spring and currently have two chickens and the past couple of days my flock has been getting a visitor. The chicken basically spends the entire day pacing back and forth on the outside of the run. We don't know if the guest chicken is from a neighbors flock or if it is...

Hi there! I’m in my first year of owning three awesome Golden Comets, Rose, Coop and R2-D2.(can you tell we let the kids name them? Haha.) We got them the weekend after Easter, and they’re all the same age, but I’m a bit confused. I’ve recently noticed that Rose has a nice sized red comb...

this is an Austra white. She has always been an Amazon compared to the rest. Her comb was big at 1 week not to mention her feet. now 6 weeks old I really fear she may be a roo. Anyone with experience with austra whites have any hen or roo photos I can compare at this age?

Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me with the breed and gender and age of the chicken on the water bowl? Thank you! WildCHILD400

Hellooo :) I thought it would be helpful (and fun?) to see the weekly growth / age progression of my chicks! I guess it could also help with sexing...This is going to be from day 1 to week 8 for five babies (2 silkies, 3 polish / silkie crosses) I also have 'weekly' photos of another silkie and...