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  1. topochico225

    Concerned about possible liver failure

    Hi, I had an 8 month RIR hen die in January of fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome. It was a very sudden death, and I noticed a few days before her death that the back of her comb turned almost transparent in about a 0.5in x 0.5in area. I'm now seeing my other surviving 9 month RIR hen having the...
  2. HopyardJubilee

    Crossing Cornish X with RIR?

    I have been raising chickens for about a year now, it is quickly becoming my main source of income. This year I will be raising Cornish X to sell as ready-to-process live birds. I have a decent stock of RIR laying age hens (about 25-30 hens) and I was wondering what kind of outcomes I would...
  3. chickmamat

    Emaciated hen. EYP, IMPACTED crop. Impacted Gizzard.

    3 yo RIR. Has been “off” for over a year. Goes through cycles of lethargy. Hasn’t laid in quite some time. Smallest in the flock, bottom of the pecking order. Has had sour crop before (3 months ago) and I was able to alleviate it by regurgitation. She immediately perked up, resumed normal...
  4. Barredrocker99

    All of my hens have stopped laying eggs?

    I have 10 hens, and they’re about 7 months old. I was getting eggs from just about all of them daily, and for the last few days they’ve all just stopped laying. I’ve gotten about four eggs total in the last four days. It’s definitely getting colder here, could that be the reason, or is it...
  5. Backyard Necropsy - Eggbound RiR - GRAPHIC images

    Backyard Necropsy - Eggbound RiR - GRAPHIC images

    She was almost 6 months old. Anomalies in first 3 weeks of daily egg laying included: less than 25 hrs between laying, double lash eggs on the poo board, and a few large Double Yolks - the last with heavy shell and uneven calcium on surface, after eating a lot of pumpkin. Most eggs however...
  6. Pullet vocal development

    Pullet vocal development

    7 contented pullets sing a little with Mama after a snack. Week 19- 20.
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  7. J

    4 week old Rhode Island Reds gender?

    So last week I was worried that one of these two might be a roo (the one with the lighter head). This week we are starting to think we either have two Roos or two pullets. Their combs look to be about the same size now. They were supposed to be sexed pulletd.
  8. Johnaimeelee

    18 week Rhode Island Red Rooster or Hen?

    Hi back again to ask (lol)...Any ideas on if these Rhode Island Red chickens are Roosters or Hens? Any help would be great! We have had a few eggs so far. (There are two marked with purple band) I think the green band one has laid an egg but I thought it was a rooster. Just caught it in the...
  9. K

    RIR with other breeds

    Hello everyone! I posted a week ago about my ISA hen who was a rooster (a very handsome one at that). Thank you all for helping me positively identify him - I found an amazing home for him with other chickens and kids. He will have a wonderful life. My flock is now down to two, a Barred Rock...
  10. SBFChickenGirl

    Bielefelder over RIR - sex links?

    I have a question abou sexlink chicks. I've been reading for a good hour now about sex-linked breeds and nowhere can I find something about breeding barred over non barred. My biels, are (what I would consider) barred. My RIR's are not. So would I get sexlinks? Or would that not work because...
  11. micahdanielr

    Rhode Island Red Rooster crossed back with sex-link hen??

    Hello, I am wondering what will happen if I cross my RIR rooster back with some of my sex link hens. Will the hens that come out, lay just as big eggs or will they not lay very much at all.
  12. KerriChick

    New Chicken Lady-hello!

    Greetings and glad to be here! We finally bit the bullet and bought a mixed flock of 4 brown egg layer chicks in early April of this year when it became clear we would be spending a lot of time with our 3 kids(11,7,6) at home in the coming months! We live in the far east bay burbs of SF. It has...
  13. Grey Gables

    Not sure what’s wrong — dehydration? Parasites?

    Hi, My 5 month old RIR has not been herself the last few hours. I went to let my chickens out of their run and everyone excitedly ran out. She did not, which is very unusual. She eventually slowly walked out toward the others. She kept stopping and standing still for lengths of time. High was...
  14. C

    15 Week Rhode Island Red gender help

    Hi all, Could someone please tell me if this 15 Week Rhode Island red is a cockerel or a hen? No one seems to be sure and we're trying to find it a good home. It's such a friendly and calm chicken.
  15. C

    8-9 week RIR - sexing help!

    I bought 8 RIR pullets from TSC back at the end of March. So far, 6 have solid combs and a few even have the dark/glossy curved tail feathers coming in. I’m *hoping* that I really don’t have 6 roosters out of this batch, but based on reading previous threads, I’m worried it’s true. The two in...
  16. BookThief

    When to introduce chicks to hens?

    I'm very new to having birds, and I need a little help. I have 2 RIR hens, about 3-4 years old, they where gifted from a friend. I also have 15 chicks and 2 ducklings. 5 of the chicks are 4 weeks old, the rest are 3 weeks. The littles are currently in my garage, and I know it's early, but I want...
  17. BookThief

    Chick is growing slower then the others, is there something wrong?

    I have 15 chicks, 5 of which are Rhode Island Reds. I was told the chicks were all about 1 day old when I purchased them on the 7th of May, making them just over 2 weeks old now. 4 of the 5 seem to be developing just fine, with no problems. The last one, however is not. The one seems to be in...
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  18. 4sillymonkies

    BO, RIR Roo or Hen?

    I purchased this lot of three from a local feed store on April 1st. They were approximately 1 week old at purchase putting them at approx. 7 weeks now. I'm fairly certain that the RIR is a cockerel, but I'm concerned that both of the BO's are also cockerels. Can anyone help me identify. Please...
  19. Esshea

    Is this really a RIR?

    I got 6 Heritage Rhode Island Reds from TSC. They are about 6-7 weeks old now. As soon as this one’s feathers came in they’ve had blackish “laced” tips. She (or he 😳) is also a bit smaller than the rest of the RIRs. She’s always seemed to fly better than the rest and gets up higher than the...
  20. ourfeathers

    What kind of chicks will I get from these crosses...

    Hi everyone! Sorry if I am not posting in the right thread, I tried to find one more suited to my question but this was as close as I could find. Anyway, I have a cuckoo lemon orpington & leghorn mix rooster. I have a rhode island red, Plymouth barred rock, easter egger, Golden Laced Wyandotte...
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