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  1. A

    Hello!

    Hi all! My name is Vee & I currently reside in California. I stumbled upon this site looking for answers on raising chickens. My father recently passed and left me his 3 acre home. He was more for the homestead life than I’ve ever been & I’m finding myself unprepared. He has over 100...
  2. blasttribe

    Help- Is my chicken egg bound?

    I have a hen who was kind of walking hunched over and was trying to eat and drink. She was successful in eating and drinking but she kept walking around the coop hunched over and slower than normal. Her comb and eyes are normal and she's not breathing heavily. But her entire backside under her...
  3. EllieHasTooManyHobbies

    Mystery rare breed purchase

    What do we think she is? 4 weeks old. I got her in a rare breed assortment from MyPetChicken and I'm thinking Sumatra because of the extra long tail and bright yellow underside of her feet but I'm new to this and not totally sure.
  4. P

    Sick Barred Rock Hen

    I have an approximately 2-year old Plymouth Barred Rock hen. She has been, up til now, a perfectly healthy bird and a good layer. Earlier this month, I noticed she was laying down a lot in the coop - I figured she was simply broody. However, her bottom was somewhat messy and she seemed...
  5. VictoriaBailey

    Moving country - can I take my boys?

    Hi friends, This may be a bit of a strange one...the UK government sure think it is anyway. I am a duck Mom to two beautiful scovy boys who will be 4 soon. Due to health reasons, I have to move back to the UK from Canada and can't imagine my life without them. I've hand raised them since they...
    • VictoriaBailey
    • Thread
    • border crossing duck transport duck travel help appreciated help asap
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. Cannon Coop

    Phoenix and Silkie

    Hello Again! I was able to confirm that the Red Pyle OEGB is for sure a Rooster. Now, I think the Phoenix could be one as well as the Silkie. The Silkie is just very feisty, and seems to want to try and pick a fight with everyone, especially the OEGB. The Phoenix just has a very large comb, and...
  7. K

    Help! Epsom salt bath bumblefoot remedy backfired.

    My chicken got bumblefoot and I have been soaking her in Epsom salt water to take it off. I irresponsibly used way to much and now paying the price. My chickens foot is now yellowish as if I cooked her, and her skin seems irritated. I have been putting on Ungüento Veterinario De La Tia in hopes...
  8. M

    Sexing my 4 day old chicks

    Hi all, I am quite new to the whole world of chicks! and I have just hatched my first two chicks from an incubator. They are two different breeds: a copper maran and a cream legebar. Any tips on how to sex them - I will attatch some photos of them. The first three pictures are the cream...
  9. Chealsecharm

    Is this chick dead inside of egg?

    I'm having a horrible time trying to hatch. Seems like 1 out of every 4 eggs will hatch. I have a couple white leghorn/golden wyandotte eggs. The first one hatched right at 21 days, we are at 23 days on the other egg now and I'm pretty sure it's dead. I don't want to cull it too early but it was...
  10. Cannon Coop

    Newbie Needing Help

    Hello Everyone. First time Chicken owner here and have been feeling like quite the idiot the past few weeks. I recently purchased some chicks from my local TSC. I should have payed more attention, but that is my own fault, as I was going after “unique” and “pretty” chickens. I need help...
  11. C

    Trouble with sour crop

    One of my chickens, Caramel, has had sour crop for couple of days. I have isolated her from the rest of the flocki order to treat her. I fed her only water for nearly a day but and in morning her crop is mostly empty, though a small amount of food refuses to leave the crop. I know making her...
  12. ChickChic00

    Breed Of My Roo?

    I purchased this rooster from an older guy at a flock swap, and He is absolutely beautiful! I love his colors. His comb is flopped over a bit so I cant tell what comb it is. I'm not new to chickens, just asking anyone if they have any idea what he is? He has a black chest, Yellow-ish feet on the...
  13. NewDuckMama4

    DUCKLING BROKE ITS YOLK SAC!!!!

    Someone please help me soon so the short version is my duckling hatched too soon and appeared to have been absorbing the yolk it was only about a nickel size left but would not absorb for some reason I did the cup, Saran the moist paper towel and everything and I should mention it was not the...
  14. J

    First time chick mom here and just need general advice

    Just bought six straight run chicks from Tractor supply. 3 breeds mixed together but I can identify one for certain. I have 11 adult hens, 1 adult rooster and 1 adolescent rooster already. They are obviously kept separate from the chicks with no issues so far. I’ve never raised chicks and need a...
    • Jenhansen
    • Thread
    • baby chick 0-1 week old and up help appreciated love my babies tips for raising baby chicks
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  15. ChickChic00

    Natural feed?

    Would homegrown variety of vegetables and homegrown mealworms be sufficient feed? No chicken feed or anything. Basically natural feeding like a while back, except I'm growing mealworms for them to eat too. Any help is appreciated!!
  16. 6

    What killed my hen ?

    (( CONTENT WARNING// DEAD ANIMAL PICTURE, MENTIONS OF DEATH )) if any of these topics make you uncomfortable please exit out of this post. | | | 4/4/22 yesterday my hen died from an unknown cause. I need help in figuring out what had killed her. My hen started showing symptoms of illnesses this...
  17. CloneFly

    HELP PLEASE! Sexing 1 month old chicks

    Hello everyone! I need some help sexing or just general guessing as the the genders of my little, 5wk old flock. The chooks in question are: 2 Lavender Orpingtons, 2 Jersey Giants & 3 Easter Eggers. The feed store we brought them home from said they were likely females (they were only 3days...
  18. ChickaChickaChooCho000

    Something Crazy With My Hen’s Vent

    Hello, so I really don’t know what else to do at this point. My Sapphire Gem Hen has been isolated for a few days from the flock because her vent was bloody a few days ago and I thought she had been pecked because another hen was pecked by my brother’s Muscovy Duck, but it wasn’t that. It had to...
  19. Goosey Girl

    Please help!!! Don't want to do something wrong!

    Runner duck eggs started internally pipping yesterday...2 days early. They are in lockdown. Has been 18 hours, no external pips. Have found 2 very different guidance info. Do I intervene this afternoon and try to put in safety holes?Or, do I wait until tomorrow or next day? I have never...
  20. Backyard chaos

    Chick leg trouble

    Hello! Me and mom raise chicks and are currently taking care of 10;however, one the chicks got attacked by our dog. She is alive but got wounds on her leg and back. Her right leg is strong and works fine but her left leg isn’t working, she can’t even move it. It’s not broken so could it be nerve...
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