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  1. GooseGoose n Goose

    Is My Chick a Hen or Rooster?

    I've been raising five chicks from hatching for a month now (with the edition of a late hatcher) and upon hatching I determined that all of them would be hens. However I'm now having some doubts. This is my oldest chick who is almost 4 1/2 week old, born on June 21st. Its a full Americana. When...
  2. S

    This is a roo right?

    This is tiger, about 2 months old now and is an indio gigante. Looks like it should be a rooster but tigers never crowed and doesn't act like any rooster I've ever seen or taken care of. For example he'll jump into the egg boxes with the hens and sit next to them. He never makes any noise, like...
  3. D

    Pekin duck laying soft egg shells/broken egg

    Hi all, Posting because I’m nervous and want to make sure I’m doing everything that needs/can be done. Our 1.4 yr old Pekin duck laid an extremely soft shelled egg the other day. You could hardly handle it without puncturing it. Today she laid what’s in the picture. Here’s the situation and...
  4. L

    Please HELP

    My brother had 7 hens. Last night something (assuming racoon) got into his coop and killed 4 of them, 2 are missing and I brought one to my house for rehab. (Brother is out of town for a week) She has a minor bite mark and is missing some feathers on the back of her neck. No other visible...
  5. E

    🙏 ❤️ 🐔 🐥 Hi, Can anyone help break the deadlock?! 🙏 ❤️ 🐔 🐥 All opinions much appreciated!👏💐

    Hi guys, This bird is 16 wks, I always thought she was a pullet, however I'm seeing a curve in her sickles feathers that has me worried. I would love some opinions, as you can guess I am kinds new to this. Also, this bird does not show any of the signs I am used to seeing well before now with...
  6. J

    Possible Hip Dysplasia? Treatment Rec’s Needed

    I have two chickens of the EXACT same description so I will describe as one for simplicity’s sake. I have an 11-week old Brahma hen that I think has hip dysplasia. Her right hip is looser and sits further back than the right, and when she walks, the right leg is further out from her body and she...
  7. I Miss u Loaf

    Help hen has black spots on comb

    Hey all, I have an olive egger hen, little over a year old. She has a rather large comb, and just last night as I was putting the babies to bed I noticed the back end of her comb looks kind of black. It's like a bluish purple, almost like a bruise. None of the other kids have it, and it hasn't...
  8. D

    Sick maybe injured hen

    This hen is four years old and last weekend we were attacked by a raccoon. We found her laying on the floor away from the other hands so we brought her inside. She has a very difficult time eating and the only time she drinks is when I drop water next to her beak I usually have to open her beak...
  9. Hrobinson98

    Chicken acting weird

    So my almost 2 year old chicken has been acting odd past couple of days. I don't want to panic but just want an opinion. She had bumble foot and a dirty butt so we cleaned her butt and took care of her foot that was kinda when this all started. She is slow, tired a lot, drinking A LOT of water...
  10. G

    Please help! Is this a prolapse?

    Hello wonderful chicken people, please advise. My chicken, Blanche, is sort of a problem child - the vet says her pelvis is malformed a bit and it causes all kids of problems (including a consistantly poopy butt). I was routinely cleaning her butt when I saw what looked to be a pimple on the...
  11. Arellacorn

    Hurt hen beak!

    My hens beak was hurt during a raccoon attack she’s not eating probably because it hurts. what can I do to make her feel better or at least get her to eat or drink?
  12. N

    Which is what breed?

    I just got 6 chicks yesterday. I know what each is supposed to be, but I'm not positive which one is which. I got a sapphire gem, lavender orpington, silver laced wyandotte, speckled sussex, barred rock, and cuckoo maran. The speckled sussex is the only one I am fairly definitive on, but I'm...
  13. AbuR

    The right fit?

    Hi all, I’m looking to replace a rooster that I got for my flock of 9 hens. He’s a French copper black maran who doesn’t seem to be breeding the hens at all bar one that I’ve seen him attempt to breed. Not sure how successful he was in doing it as I have yet to see the bullseye in any eggs. I’ve...
    • AbuR
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    • breeding curious chicken help appreciated help appreciated! thank you
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  14. AbuR

    Help I’m not sure what’s happening.

    *Help*. My hens and rooster have suddenly developed a cough/ sneezing weird thing. The hens seem active but the rooster seems less so with watery poop that’s white. They are still eating and drinking and I did see him trying to breed one of the girls today. But somthing is off with him. What...
  15. ChickChic00

    Fertile or Not?

    Is this egg fertile? It has a white ring, but I can't tell if there is a dot in the middle or not. Thanks for the help!!
  16. F

    Chick limping swollen knee

    Chick is motivated to eat and drink but it's limping since this morning and it's knee area is swollen and red! I tried to seperate it from the flock but it starts chirping loud and tries to get out so I don't want it to stress out more. It puts weight on it sometimes very lightly and I don't...
  17. ChickChic00

    Silver Lakenvelder Hen

    I have 8 silver Lakenvelder females and 4 males. This is one of my females, her comb and wattles are coming in slightly faster than the others and it's reddish right now. The females are 4 months old, I brought her inside and I now have her on a led light. Does anyone think she will lay soon? I...
  18. Thing1

    Raising ducklings

    Hello i'm gonna be a new duck mom soon and I just wanted to get on here for as much support as I can get. I'm getting a couple of Pekin ducks and I do have a few questions. First I wanted to know that since apparently everything I've read tells me to feed the ducklings equally 5 times a day, is...
    • Thing1
    • Thread
    • ducklings help appreciated! raising a duck
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. FluffyFeathers_03

    Egg laying duck breed recommendations?

    Good evening everyone! I was wondering if anyone had any breed recommendations for good egg laying ducks? Specifically, ducks that will do good with chickens, (I have Cochins and Barred Rocks) and ducks that are hardy, (can tolerate the heat and cold of MN.) Unfortunately, I have lost two of my...
  20. ChickChic00

    Neighbors Rooster

    Any idea what my neighbors rooster is a mix of? I have no information on him. Neighbors roosters (multiple huge ones) keep coming over to our yard and fighting our chickens that are in pens. So I caught him so that my father won't hurt him. Neighbor has been told over 6 times. Rooster is sweet...
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