Hey guys! So I ordered 10 standard brown egg layers from tractor supply (which uses Hoover's Hatchery). They listed breeds that could be in the mix, and there were no cochins or brahmas listed, so I thought I was safe from feather footers, but alas, 8 of my 10 have very fluffy feet.
Could use...
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I am new to raising chickens and my favorite chicken out of our flock has been limping the last 2-3 days. Ive been doing a lot of reading on Mareks and she doesn't seen to have any of the symptoms. She doesn't have bumpy skin, no leg or neck or wing paralysis, her iris are brown and...
I’ve got a Dominique/silkie with a lame left foot. I believe he is a rooster, about 5 weeks old. He’s very active and strong otherwise, seems healthy. They are housed in a coop, closed off from the big birds for now. I’m feeding them organic chick starter. The have pine shavings in their coop...
Hello!! I've lost mostly all of my flock since last spring. So I got a handful of chicks last week from my local feed & seed.
ANYWAYS There are 3 little bantams I have, and have no idea what they are.
The little blue-ish chick is the only one with feather feet. They all have poofs atop their...
I have this 22 week old pullet and I'm just curious if I'm correct in guessing that she's a Langshan? She does have a greenish tint all over her feathers. The main thing that I noticed though... All of the Langshan pictures I have looked up have red combs and wattles. Hers are black. Does this...
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One of our Mille Fleur d’Duccle bantam chicks has always had a bit of a deformed wing (the bottom half of the flight feathers on her left wing are rotated a bit)- earning her the name of Faceplant when we picked her up from a farm:) She is 10 weeks old and got around quite well until...