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  1. 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...
  2. 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...
  3. 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
  4. 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!!
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. 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...
  10. Skylights

    A little help for a noobie please??

    Good morning chicken friends. My fiancé went out to the barn to find that our polish girl was laying on a whole clutch of eggs!! I saw her getting covered by our only rooster, a large black Sumatra, just a few days ago. Is it possible for her to have fertilized eggs that will hatch chicks, since...
  11. RebbyB80

    Duck in Respiratory Distress, Vet not available until tonight, Help!

    Hi All, we have a 6 month old Cayuga that since earlier this morning is breathing open-mouth and sitting down. She normally lays an egg every morning, but today I don't believe she did. I checked to see if she was obviously egg bound but there is no sign of a stuck egg. She is drinking water and...
    • RebbyB80
    • Thread
    • help appreciated respiratory distress sick duck
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Ducks
  12. C

    2 week old chick with joint swelling please help!

    I got a chick about a week ago and noticed she was limping. There’s not a ton of stuff I could find on it other then if she can get to food and water she’ll be fine so I left it. She does kind of get stepped on but nothing bad she doesn’t really walk more of a hop around. I was looking at it...
  13. ChickChic00

    Partridge and Black Breasted Chickens

    What type of chickens are of a partridge or black breasted color/pattern? Is a Black Copper Marans Black Breasted?? I know there are Partridge Cochin and Partridge Rock, are there more? Thanks very much for the help!! Also, any other chicken besides the white leghorn that has dominate white...
  14. emmabellybutton

    Bumble foot? Mysterious scab, help!!

    Hi everyone, I have a little mule baby girl (half muscovy, half magpie duck) named Eagle who had a scab develop on her big foot pad. I'll post some photos. Last night I gave her a warm epsom salt soak for 30 mins and the scab popped off with some effort, only a tiny pin prick of blood that...
  15. ChickaChickaChooCho000

    My Pullets are nearly 7 months old and haven’t begun laying yet, weather or diet maybe?

    Heyo hope everyone’s doing well. Just curious as to why my 3 pullets and also other pullets from the flock haven’t been laying at all but they’ve already reached 6-7 months old? Understandably my older hens have taken a break especially due to cold weather lately and just overall egg productive...
  16. H

    Need to thin my roosters, but who should stay?!

    I hatched these roosters this spring in a large hatch of a mix of black copper maran, Americauna, black silkie, leghorn and Brahma from hatching eggs I bought from someone else. I’m wanting to keep the roosters that’ll help color up my egg basket! If you have any ideas on who would be best or...
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    Can I place a galvanized waterer on a heater base?

    Hey chicken lovers! Can I place a galvanized poultry waterer on a heater base? Will it rust, break down, or otherwise contaminate my chicken's water? Are there any other concerns for using a heater with this waterer? Thanks!
    • 628990
    • Thread
    • heater help appreciated water water advice water heater waterer waterers
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Feeding & Watering Your Flock
  18. SaumChicks

    Name that Chicken.. Please :)

    Hi Chicken Lovers! I am brand new to the chicken world and our girls just started laying eggs. We just found today a blue, green, and brown eggs. I keep thinking I have our breed types down but now with egg colors I am even more confused. Can anyone help? I think I have Starlight Green Egger...
  19. M

    Is this wry/crook neck?

    This hen is about a year and a half old and was acting completely normally until I just went out to lock my chickens up for the night… I thought she was dead because she was laying down and had her neck and head twisted on upside down. However, a quick search of crook neck said that it’s...
  20. P

    Hard solid lump in hens ear?

    I just noticed today one of my girls has this lump showing in her ear. It’s solid, not soft at all and takes up her whole ear. I’ve previously noticed in the last few months her face has always seemed a little bit pale, and the area where the ears were on both sides has seemed to stick out a...
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