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  1. N

    Please help my Rhode Island Red chicks with short wings no tail feathers are they male or female

    Wanted to take a poll because I was not sure if 2 of my chicks were boys or girls I have five Rhode Island Red's total.... 3 have long wings and Tail feathers but 2 of my road Island Reds don't have tail feathers and their wings are shorter wanted to take a poll to see if y'all think they're...
  2. N

    Are these chicks meals or females? Please help

    Hello my name is Nichole I have 10 chicks I believe that are about 12 days old 5 Rhode Island Reds and 5 Amber links I heard that you can possibly tell by their wings and tail feathers if there boys or girls but Im not really sure .... all 5 Amber links have long tail feathers and long wings so...
  3. A

    Coccidiosis or no?

    Warning: poop picture I have chicks, they are just under a week old. Currently on unmedicated feed since there are waterfowl also in the brooder. I put them in a box while I was cleaning the brooder and noticed this reddish poop. It looked a little different than the pictures I saw online so I...
  4. slaychul

    Broody hen

    Hey everyone, I've lurked the site A LOT over the last year of having chickens for the first time. Now I have a question that I have not found the answer for yet. I've got two laying girls (silver phoenix) and just got two chicks (mystic onyx) two weeks ago. Now one of my girls has gone broody...
  5. Birds4Eli

    Cages Vs. Tractors Vs. Large enclosed on the ground for quail

    Hello! This has been a very heated topic in my experience. Cages or grass? I am in the middle of building a quail tractor for my birds, because that is what I think is the best option. I have had my quail in cages since I have had quail, because I read that they were much healthier. I disagree...
  6. P

    What breed/gender?

    I got these three Ameraucana chicks from tractor supply they are 7 weeks old now and I don’t know if they are potentially true breeds/ what genders Chicken hawk (black)- has hardly any tail feathers Owl (second image) (pecks me a lot) And whitey (runs up and flogs at everyone)
  7. M

    What breed of chick is this?

    I know the pictures are not good to be able to tell, but if possible, can anyone tell me the breed of these chicks my sister got from TSC? Their yellow with black on their wings. She can't remember what they were.
  8. W

    Broody Hen left baby chicks

    I have a broody hen. It's her second year going broody so I thought Id get her some baby chicks. I got them, put them under her late last night, removed the eggs and she took the babies. This morning I went out, shes in the run clucking like she's still broody, but the babies are running around...
  9. alohapepesilkies

    Three Self Blue and Split To Self Blue DNA Sexed Cockerels (8 weeks old) Left!

    I have the last three Silkie Bantam chicks left. All are DNA Sexed cockerels and healthy. Awesome personalities! Hatched on February 6th, 2025 (2 months aka 8 weeks old). All are Frizzles. Two Lavender aka Self Blue including Showgirl. Both are Pet Quality based on 6 extra toes. But other than...
  10. How to Spot a Phony Farm

    How to Spot a Phony Farm

    So, you decided to buy some chicks? Maybe some hatching eggs? After spending a few days checking known hatchery sites and not finding availability in certain breeds or colors you want, you conclude that you want to order from a small family farm or a breeder instead. The birds will be better...
  11. K

    Adding eggs after beginning incubation

    Hi there! I’m a new chicken mama. A month ago, I bought two silkies, 3 jersey giants and 3 cream legbars. They are all thriving and doing wonderful. I’m jumping on the hatching wagon now as well. Today, I picked up 12 eggs to begin incubating. Some Serama/bantam mixes and some colored layers as...
  12. Y

    baby chick genetics

    So I have a rooster who is mixed with a silkie and a kikiriki hen. He has 5 toes and feathered feet on both legs because of his silkie side. I recently bred him with a kikiriki hen who has 4 toes, and no feathered feet. I was only able to get one chick out of it but the chick came out with 4...
  13. N

    Do I have the heater plate set too high?

    So, hi! New here, new to chicks and chickens in general. We’ve had our chicks a week today. I think they are doing pretty good. A few of them have had pasty butt which I’ve been keeping cleaned up. My question is, do I have the brooder plate heater up to high? There are 3 height options, but the...
  14. Y

    Silkie color breeding

    So I have a black silkie rooster, a white silkie hen, and a buff silkie hen. I know that when breeding my black rooster with my white hen, the chicks will all come out black because the black is dominant and the white is recessive. But, when breeding my black rooster with my buff hen, what color...
  15. K

    Gendering and Breed Identification

    We had some chicks be left on our door step AND we have a bantam bundle we ordered from Cackle. I need help figuring out their breeds, they’re small so I’m sure it’s still too hard to gender them, but if you can I’ll appreciate it!
  16. K

    Best Chick Feed

    So my chicks will be 2 weeks old tomorrow and it’s time for me to get a new bag of chick food. I have Easter eggers, bantams, and a Partridge Cochin. I used the Dumor chick feed but I think it’s upsetting their stomachs. My Easters have been fine but my bantams and my Cochin have battled pasty...
  17. Mirrium

    Weight data for buff Orpingtons & Pekin Ducks?

    Hey all! I'm just curious, and figured I as well ask. I weigh my chicks and ducklings the the same time daily, so far that's 6 Buff Orpingtons and 4 Pekin ducks (all female). Does anyone else do this or similar? Would this data be of use to anyone? I'd be more than happy to share it if it...
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    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  18. megjessen

    One Surviving Chick From Hatchery Order

    Hey guys! Looking for any help and suggestions possible. I got my order in this morning from a hatchery. Picked them up at the post office this morning. Out of 13 chicks, there were only four alive. I am now down to just one, who seems to be doing fairly well. No feed stores by me have any...
  19. lillykew

    2 week old Chicks not using heat at night

    Hello All! I have 3 chicks, 2 weeks old, who have been transitioned to a larger brooder box after being in a cardboard box for the first week. I made them a homemade heat plate with a metal cooling rack and an always on heat pad, and while they were in the cardboard box they used it all the...
  20. Ohio Duck

    Adding new chickens after your flock may be carrying a disease? What if the disease is likely present in your soil? (Blackhead)

    Hello, Does anyone have experience bringing in new chickens after dealing with disease in your flock? There's lots of advice for how to avoid bringing sick birds into a healthy flock, but what if your girls are the problem? Over the winter I lost three of my six 4-month old pullets to...
    • Ohio Duck
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    • blackhead blackhead prevention chicks disease flock additions illness immunity
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
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