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    Help with baby chicks blood in poop

    Hello, I’m new to the forum. I have raised a medium flock of chickens since 2016 (40 was our highest number) and now have a small flock of female ducks, 5. We recently added 24 assorted baby chicks, which live in their own seperated part of our coop. Since our older chickens egg production has...
  2. KCward

    Chicks with bloody wing tips with mama hen

    My hen hatched out 9 chicks 5 days ago and they all seem to be doing well. The first day I noticed she would peck at them, but I realized she was just trying to get them to go under her and she was fine after that. But today I noticed she does this a lot, even when they are trying to eat. I...
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    Npip and CLEAN hatcheries

    Hi I'm looking for Hatcheries in the US that ship either hatching eggs or chicks that are MG & MS clean if anyone has any suggestions? Thank you
  4. M

    Baby chicks brooding in garage

    Hello, I live in the San Joaquin valley area of California and am brooding my chicks in a playpen in the garage. The temp is 90-95 outside and inside just a little warmer. The temperature will be 105 outside the next couple days, so it might get a little warmer inside as well. Do you all think...
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    Roos or Hens?

    Can you guys help me sex some of my chickens that im confused about? First one is an ameraucana, 6 months old. Second one is a silkie buff Orpington mix, 3 months old. Third one is the same as the second one, also 3 months old.
  6. Ashley The Crzy Chkn Lady

    Mixed Bantams Bin help!

    I got all 11 left of the straight run bantam bin from tractor supply last week they were already 2 weeks old so they were on sale! They have pea combs and yellow legs and are white/light loght buff base color with reddish brown stripes/spots? No feathers on feet. 4 toes. From Hoover Hatchery...
  7. Happygocluckee

    Thoughts

    Anyone have any experience with a pullet maturing faster than the rest. She or at least I think it's a she has no wattles, no shanks, and no crowing but her comb is definitely more than a pale pink, especially compared to the others. The comb started changing about a week and a half ago. For...
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    hatching eggs and rehoming roosters?

    i want hatching eggs and i have the incubator already, but i'm afraid of having to rehome roosters. there's a few animal sanctuaries near me, but it depends on their capacity whether or not they can take them. but there's also just no sexed chicks near me at this time. i also don't want to...
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    Rescued eggs and chicks still hatching??? (Please help)

    Hi everyone! So I have an issue. Yesterday we got a message about someone's eggs that they bought hatching. There were 7 already hatched but one was stuck in the egg. Theyre having some issues. I've hatched chickens before so when I got home I used some steam and warm water to help free the lil...
  10. M

    New member here and new (well sort of new) to having chickens

    I am new to laying hen breeds and picked up 4 chicks from TSC! I know that's my first mistake. They had these chicks labeled as buff orpingtons. I picked them because of the characteristics the store had posted. After leaving the store I did a quick search and quickly realized that they are not...
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    Forever a broody hen

    My girly Ramona has been broody 3 times in the last year. The last time she was broody (end of May) I gave her day olds on June 2nd. She happily raised them and at about week 5 ish she was done with them and they have intergrated the flock wonderfully. Welp fast forward to a few days ago… she is...
  12. The Sniper

    Genetics question

    How do you know the genetic makeup of your birds If I buy 5 buff orps from each of the 3 major hatcheries in the area, Cackle, Hoover, and Murray, and buy 5 buff orps from a random breeder guy in Texas, how do I know what are the recessive traits in the birds Will they all be the same...
  13. ParkersPoultryFarm

    New brooder setup!

    Here is my project ive finished it in a couple of days building after work. each bunk is 37" long 27" deep & 16" tall!! They have a 5 gallon bucket water system hooked up to water cups i bought them from amazon, allot of people say that they leak that is because they did not use any thread tape...
  14. harvestmoonica

    Updated Photos (Again!): Hens or Roosters?

    We are back from our honeymoon and it looks like our birds have already grown so much in just a few days! Also, we added a few new friends to the flock! We're feeling like Cotton might be a rooster (so hard at a young age, especially for silkies as we're learning) but there appears to be a V...
  15. The Sniper

    Predator Attack

    I recently bought some chicks at a nearby RK. They were put into a 100 gal trough spread with large flake pine bedding, with waterer, feed tray, and covered with a metal rack with square holes precisely 2¾" wide. The chicks were kept on the front porch up against the wall under the roof. This...
  16. Winchikn

    Broody Hen with Roundworm

    Hi, I have a hen who has been on a nest for 23 days now - we think the eggs are not viable. I have chicks on order to pick up and give her on July 29 (5 days from now). Broody has had watery poops and only been leaving the nest every couple of days and not been eating much (though still keen...
  17. harvestmoonica

    Hen or Rooster? Updated Photos with Ages

    Some updated photos of our flock that includes their age and breed. Thoughts on hen or rooster for our flock? We're pretty sure Bonbon is a rooster... We're not allowed roosters in the city we live in 😭 Thanks in advance!
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    Experience with chick personality and temperament changes?

    First time raising chicks here! I have nine growing, and since I am not going to be keeping most of them I've been honing in on my criteria for the keepers. Temperaments and personality are one of the big deciding factors as to which of them I keep, so I wanted to hear from folks who have more...
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