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  1. Daylayna

    Abused baby chicken, found his new forever home

    Hey guys! I picked up this little guy yesterday morning. He was abandoned in a box at a dog park with no food or water. He has some welts on his back, he’s in great hands now and loved to cuddle I’m more then positive it’s a male but I was wondering if anyone knew this breed. He is beautiful and...
  2. ChickenGirl300

    Introducing a new chicken after a hawk attack

    I had five chickens until yesterday. We originally had 3, but then we got two more because we thought one was a rooster. (She wasn't) The two new girls were Plymouth Rocks, and always hung around together. They had names in the start, but once they feathered out we couldn't tell them apart very...
  3. 4Urbanchix

    New 6 week old chick?

    I’m not sure yet, but I have been considering getting another 6 week old pullet. All of mine are currently 6 weeks and have been raised together. How could I introduce it to the flock?(I will make sure they are the same age)
  4. Phantom_k9

    Getting new birds, how to prepare?

    We are going to pick up 4 new silkies from some friends. I know we need to quarantine them for a while, but for how long / what else i am not sure. Any advice is appreciated!
  5. H

    Introducing solo hen to small flock

    I recently was given a sweet, but shy hen to add to my small flock of 4. The single hen, Salt, has been residing in our dog kennel - a safe haven for her, while still providing ample opportunity for the chickens to check each other out. Since she has been here, I have been going out and giving...
  6. amynw

    New adopted chicken

    Hello everyone. I seem to always have my hands full with caring/fostering animals. This time, I've adopted one. She was a victim of a coop attack and her sisters were all killed, she only made it by somehow getting out in the midst of the chaos and she was on their porch when they arrived home...
    • amynw
    • Thread
    • chicken coop fighting chickens hen hen aggression introducing new hens quarantine pecking order new addition new additions to flock pecking pecking order
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
  7. S

    HELP!! Chick sexing needed

    Hi, need help chicken sexing. we purchased 10 chicks from a local hatchery a while back and now we are wondering what gender they are🧐. sadly 4 died when we placed them under our broody hen who we decided to use as a surrogate mother😢. Later we realised they passed because there vents were...
  8. Taylorc29

    A strange appearance

    I live in the downtown area of a small city. In our neighborhood, I know of 3 other chicken keepers aside from me, and we're all very neighbourly. Last night, one of the other owners (she has two barred rocks and two reds) came home to find a chicken had been placed in her run with her other...
  9. tacosta1009

    Diarrhea - 3 Month Old Cockerel

    Hi, all! First post here! I have a flock of 10 chickens. After losing my rooster earlier this year, I wanted to replace the rooster. I met a breeder who said he's NPIP certified and brought home a little Brahma. He's eating and drinking, but the first day there was blood in his stool. The...
  10. taylynp

    New to Quail hatching, Any tips?

    Hello! Just recently we hatched 4 out of 6 chicken eggs (one was unfertilized) and my brother was so happy he decided to buy fertilized quail eggs. We have had chickens for 5 years now and recently have started branching out with breeds like bantam, silky, and lavender. We have done our research...
    • taylynp
    • Thread
    • first time new addition quail advice
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Quail
  11. NanaB15

    Advice Needed Please! Getting Peachicks soon and need some advice!

    This may be a silly question, but do you give any of your fowl antibiotics, medication, anything of that sort? Hopeful for a reply! We just got some peachicks, about to have them in an aviary by our chicken pin, and just curious if we need to continue them on medicated chick feed starter or if...
    • NanaB15
    • Thread
    • antibiotic mediaction new addition pea chick
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Peafowl
  12. Cortneyb

    I am soooooo excited! I need help! 🙈

    I just brought home 16 new baby Silkies (Yayayay!!!) and got the brooder set up. I think they’re cold, though. What temp range does the brooder need to be?
  13. K C Smith

    Kelly 🤠

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Yes (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 2 ducks and 4 chickens. (3 hens and 1 rooster) (3) What breeds do you have? 1 peking duck and I have no idea on the rest of my flock. (4) What are your favorite aspects of raising...
  14. Megsconk

    Integration

    I’m currently in the process of adding one 20 week old speckled Sussex to my two 18 week old golden buffs. We have a very small coop and run and I’m a first time chicken mom so it’s all very stressful. I know I should have had two to integrate (beginner’s mistake). Right now, I’ve cut their run...
  15. A

    New young rooster

    Hey everyone, new to the forum! Getting my first chickens tomorrow, we’re picking up 4 hens and a rooster. The 4 hens are about a year old and already know each other, the rooster is about 4 months and whilst all birds are from the same guy, the rooster doesn’t live with the hens. We’ve just...
  16. AzDuck

    My first FRIENDLY chicken!

    We got these girls from a friend with a farm up the road from us. Apparently her husband bought upwards of 50 chicks during the beginning of quarantine and she wasn’t really on board with that high of a number. She told me to come over and pick out however many I wanted. I got these three and...
  17. Tay's Ducks

    Introducing a New Muscovy Hen

    Currently I have one Muscovy drake and one Muscovy hen. It has been this way for the last 2 years. However, I would like to add another adult hen to the flock because my current hen’s feathers have seen better days because my drake is always standing on her. I am concerned that my current ducks...
    • Tay's Ducks
    • Thread
    • hen introduction muscovy new addition
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  18. AlexD98

    Moult or sick

    I've just got a new hen for my flock(lavender araucana), the previous owner said she's just started to moult... I've got home and upon further inspection ( hope this makes sense) the strands coming out of the feather root/ centre thing are very short ( on her back) also she has quite watery...
  19. M

    New chicken momma

    Hi, everyone, My name is Christine, and I'm a new chicken momma! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We never had chickens growing up. My grandmother had a couple of guineas. But my husband and I recently bought some acreage and we just got our first chickens and we...
  20. A

    New Chick Help

    Hello new to the chicken game. Long story short I rescued a bantam chicken that was wondering around the neighborhood. No one claimed it after asking all around. I ended up getting a baby New Hampshire chick she is now about 6 weeks old. She's the same size as the bantam which is maybe 1 year...
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