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  1. M

    I noticed my hen has a prolapsed vent this morning and it wasn't there yesterday. This came off when soaking. Lash egg??

  2. Dbest815

    Possibly Sick Hen?

    I’ve kept some backyard chickens before but haven’t experienced this so I’m hoping for some insight from this community! I have just 2 black sex link hens, both of which are a few months under 1 year old. MJ is the larger of the 2, and she has been laying for around 2 months. RPO is the smaller...
  3. chickenlover0805

    My chicken is not feeling well

    Decided to move this to this category. Previous Thread So my five year old hen is doing this stance, and my grandparents won't let me treat her for leg mites. My grandma thinks she's just old and is gonna die, but I am determined to help her, as she is my favorite hen. Her comb is purple and...
  4. ChickChic00

    Sex Link crossing

    I have a two year old ISA Brown Rooster I've had for a while now. He has alot of red in him. I wanna make sex Link chickens. Could I use him with Delaware hens and create red sex links? Does he have enough red? Thanks a ton!!
  5. G

    Weird Lumps on Ducks Head

    Hello! Around a month ago, these weird spots started forming on my female ducks head. At first they just looked like crusty dirty feathers. I would wash them daily but they came back the next day. I thought maybe it was from excessive mating but I'm not so sure now. It's about a month later...
  6. ChickChic00

    Rooster Breed?

  7. ChickChic00

    Cayuga ducks 8 weeks old genders

    I have two Cayuga ducks, they are 8 weeks old. I know what the male and female ducks sound like, I've had several ducks before. I'm sure these are two boys, but I'd like another opinion on if it's a pair or two males. Thanks sooo much!! One makes a more lower raspy sound, the other kinda low but...
    • ChickChic00
    • Thread
    • 8 weeks old cayuga gender help appreciated! male or female? two ducklings
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. ChickChic00

    Egg color?

    I got some eggs from my great grandmother and she has hens that lay olive colored eggs. I hatched out two chicks from the light olive eggs. My question is, if in the picture the eggs that they hatched from is this light olive color, and the rooster that is with her hens is a massive black...
  9. Faisal12

    Seeking help: High egg mortality rate and peachick loss during breeding season!

    I'm experiencing a problem during this breeding season... I've encountered significant losses with my eggs in the incubator, and I can't identify a clear cause for this issue. I had a total of over 20 eggs from two different pairs, but only 7 of them successfully hatched. Most of the remaining...
    • Faisal12
    • Thread
    • help appreciated! incubator advice peafowl hatching
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Peafowl
  10. Exspiravit

    My rooster is being aggressive towards me for no apparent reason?

    Hi so basically as the title says my rooster just started showing me some aggressive for no reason, he was completely fine I went out to feed the hens some left overs he was eating fine from me as he has before, I finish Feeding them and I get up start walking away and he charges at me? I...
  11. Anxious Newt

    Anyone have any experience with this hatchery?

    I've been a long time chicken mom (15+ years) and recently I've been looking into getting some of the rarer breeds such as seramas (got some eggs on the way!), ayam cemani, and dong tao just to name a few. I found an online hatchery that sells the dong taos and they seem to be the cheapest...
  12. P

    Goose hatching help

    I have a few goose eggs incubating and they started pipping yesterday morning. One of them opened up their shell by about a half inch by one inch "window" then stopped, another one pipped a little bit and another hatched already. There's a fourth egg with movement inside it but no external...
    • Platinumsky
    • Thread
    • hatch advice help appreciated! help hatching
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Geese
  13. ChickChic00

    Free Surprise Chick

    Got a free Surprise Chick in my order from Murray, any idea what it is? My guess is a Partridge Rock. 😁 Any help identifying is very appreciated!!
  14. ChickChic00

    Duckling breed

    I have two ducklings but this is pictures of only one. I thought these were black swedish but one is getting bigger and it is finally getting its baby feathers in now. It's feather coming in are bluish beetle green. Anyone think is a Cayuga instead? Thanks so much!!
    • ChickChic00
    • Thread
    • black swedish? cayuga? duckling breed? help appreciated!
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  15. A

    New here just never posted yet

    Well my names Amanda I'm from western ny area if you know where buffalo and Niagara falls is im smack dab in the middle of the two in a place called North Tonawanda.... This is my 2nd time with Chickie's since my first last yr unfortunately in Feb on the 19th five days after my bday I walked out...
  16. T

    Abnormal air sac from high humidity - please help.

    Hello hatchers, I am currently on day 16 with a batch of chicken eggs. I candled last night and saw good development and movement in most, but almost every single one had a very small, nonexistent, or abnormally placed air sac. They were shipped, but I let them sit for about 36 hours before...
  17. ChickChic00

    Gamefowl Rooster Breed

    I've had this rooster for a long time now, and the person that I got him from said he was a warhorse. Now I'm going back and forth, is he a warhorse or is he a Black Roundhead? Any ideas that could help?? Thanks so much for taking the time to help!
  18. A

    Help w/ gosling behavior!

    Hello! My sister has had a gosling for about a week, and it's housed with the chicks, while they're all the same age. However, there's a problem. The gosling has begun grabbing at the chicks wings, and pulling, like it's food. The chicks usually end up screaming, but no blood.. yet. It's...
    • AmourIsAGoose
    • Thread
    • aggressive behavior goose bullying chickens help appreciated!
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Geese
  19. ChickChic00

    Barnyard Mix Hatching Eggs

    Sorry if this is the wrong place to ask, I didn't know where to post this question. Does anyone have a good idea on how much I should price my hatching eggs? The rooster is American Game Fowl Copper Maran Cross. The hens are Buff Orp, RIR, Barred Rock, Black Australorp, Isa Brown, buff Orp/Lav...
  20. ChickChic00

    Duckling breeds?

    Got two ducklings today, their feet are solid black btw. Are they black swedish ducklings? Thanks so much! 😁
    • ChickChic00
    • Thread
    • black swedish? duckling breed? help appreciated!
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Ducks
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