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  1. RossAcres

    The Hunt for Mystery Predator

    So I have had the occasional predator come through my electric fence and kill something. The first time it was something that came in and took off the heads of 6 quail. I realized it was because I left a tree standing that was accessible from the other side of the fence. I removed that tree and...
  2. J

    Breed id please? Cuckoo maran or Plymouth Rock?

  3. J

    Rooster or hen? Cuckoo Orpington

    Hi I bought 2 cuckoo Orpington hens that were sold to me as POL around 5 months of age. I’m new to chicken ownership and would really love some help. Pics 1, 2 and 3. The chicken in question. Excuse the photo bomb lol Pics 4 and 5. The other smaller hen
  4. L

    Broody or depressed?

    This is my first time doing this: introducing chicks to a broody mom. I need advice. I had 4 laying hens, all bantam size. 2 of those hens are silkies and they always stuck next to each other. Almost 5 days ago I had one of my silkie’s pass away due to what I assume was a heart attack when...
  5. B

    Why is her leg like this???

    Any idea what could be wrong with her left leg? She has had a limp that has gotten worse over a week and keeps it close to her chest sometimes. No bumblefoot. No swelling or obvious breaks, and her leg feels normal but I noticed that the leg she’s limping on is jutted out at a weird angle. Her...
  6. S

    Aunts Hen is sick?! Dark red/purple? Comb, greyish colored legs, drooling from her mouth

    Hey all, my aunts one hen, miss thing, seems to be very very sick. The kast few days we noticed she's been a bit by herself.. kinda fluffed up with her tail down. We cleaned the coop yesterday and last night when we put their ladder and perch back up..she didn't sleep perched with the rest of...
  7. Pearlescent

    What is the survival rate of Turkey poults with a first time momma Turkey

    Hi, I might sound stupid, I know this is a question I should be able to google, but I couldn’t find any answers. No matter what search variable I used, nothing. So, what would the odds of 8/8 poults surviving with a first time momma? My girl recently hatched her poults and so far (the first ones...
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  8. M

    15 week crowing hen

    Hello Everyone Hope you can help. We had 3 chicks that were given to us the day they hatched and two were clearly Roosters. They were crowing loud at 8 weeks. We founds them homes but our hen who is 15 weeks now started making crowing sounds this morning at 6:00am. It wasn’t as loud but...
  9. J

    Cockerels or pullets?

    These are my two 8-9 week old chicks that I’m starting to worry about. One of them (at least) is crowing in the mornings. Can you tell which is a cockerel? The tan chick is a Buff Orpington. Not sure about the black one.
  10. BrahmaBaby

    Birchen modern game bantams

    Hello, I have two questions. First, I found a pair of game bantams and was wondering if it is alright to keep a male and female together. I knkw generally you want a ratio of one male to a bunch of females depending on breed, but would it be okay to just have one and one? Also, is there...
  11. chickenlover0805

    Starting color coding my pullets today

    My golden laced wyandotte, Slide, was the second pullet to get her color today! She got a red band!
  12. Emrosenagel

    Mother hen not eating, empty crop

    Hello! My Cochin hatched three eggs a week and three days ago, and for the first four/five days she seemed to be eating well and pooping big, broody-like poops. But then she stopped eating as much, giving everything to the little ones. Her crop is empty most of the day and her poops are less...
  13. chickenlover0805

    Is this normal?

    I got 5 maran chicks from TSC but only 3 survived, and two of them have white/gray legs and one has yellow legs. I'm wondering if that's a normal thing or something else. Maran #1 Maran #2 Maran #3
  14. Uniquechicken1

    Not sure of the breed does anyone know? Roo or hen? Im guessing roo.

  15. cozychickenkeeper

    5 Months Old! Hen or Roo?

    I’m not sure of the breed- I’m thinking Easter egger? If anyone has any guesses for breed as well, I’m all ears!
  16. Timbers Happy Hens

    Frizzled NN hen or roo?

    I have the gorgeous little frizzled naked neck baby and I’m struggling to sex it. It was hatched first week of may. I was pretty sure it was a pullet due to lack of wattles but the reddening is throwing me off. lmk what you think!
  17. Thorn_shrike

    Hen got a little too excited 😅

    Just wanted to share my awkward and gross encounter with one of my Delawares a few moments ago. A few of my chickens love to hop up on my lap and get some cuddles in when I’m in the coop. My Delaware, Willow, does this the most. This morning she hopped up and I gave her a hug like always except...
  18. Emrosenagel

    Hen with purple comb

    I’ve got a 1 and two month old blue Andalusian who gets a purple comb on the back and tips. (Pics included, but it looks darker in person). It isn’t all day, just usually in the evening when she’s moving around a lot more. I wasn’t too concerned at first because she has a pretty big comb, but...
  19. Muser

    Introducing chicks to flock (hatched under Broody Hen)

    I am looking for some advice on what to expect in the next steps of my flock introductions. It's my first time introducing a broody hen's chicks to the rest of the flock. I have introduced new birds before, but always as pullets, never from chicks. All hens were previously together before I...
  20. Randysflock119

    Bonded brooder Mates?

    I posted recently about needing to rehome 2 roosters. Question - I have a hen and a rooster, both 6 months old. They were brooder mates and very bonded. Can I rehome the rooster without her? Will she be heartbroken? Should I try to rehome both together as a bonded pair?
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