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My friend had a broody hen and I gave her two of my eggs who I am pretty sure came from my frizzle. Few days ago I brought them home and I was wondering if you know what color they will be when adults? my frizzle hen AmeliaThis is Royal the fatherThis is Poppy and Fern the babies! Sorry the...

I noticed my 3 day old chick has some strange tiny bugs slithering on it it was a clear/brown and quick. I could only see it on my black chick as the other two are white. We got the chicks from a friend who hatched them from her broody hen outside. Please advise how to treat, are sprays ok on...

I noticed my 3 day old chick has some strange tiny bugs slithering on it it was a clear/brown and quick. I could only see it on my black chick as the other two are white. We got the chicks from a friend who hatched them from her broody hen outside. Please advise how to treat, are sprays ok on...

My friend has a hen that went broody and she got some eggs from a different friend and I gave her two of mine. She’s going to give all the chicks away when they grow up and asked if I wanted my two when they were babies. I want to get them when they are little mostly so that it won’t take...

So Tilda my one year old silkie has laid two eggs with no shells. She may have laid more but I have no idea because I think she has been eating eggs. She has egg in her fluffy hair. One of my hens is trying to go broody and she chased her off her nest and ate one of her eggs covering the rest of...

What is this and what should I do to treat her? She’s still eating and drinking as far as I know. I’ll watch her closer to make sure! I don’t think she’s acting lethargic I just noticed it yesterday.

I believe a few of my hens have scaly leg mites. Can I treat them with coconut oil?

Belle is a year old. I bought her at tractor supply she was supposed to be a silkie but some people have said she looks like a Cornish cross. She doesn’t dig around much last night she laid under the roost instead of on it. She mostly just stands in the shade and when she walks she is pretty...

I wanted to start a thread that discussed roosters. From them being rough or gentle to your hens to being good with people or attacking you. I have my own rooster and have given away four others but I haven’t given much time for learning about roosters so hopefully I can learn something! I would...

I was just wondering out of curiosity what some rare chicken breeds are and why are they rare? If anyone has some I would love to see pictures!

you might know Belle as my silkie who hates her sister so at the moment lives in a kennel at night and a playpen during the day. Today was raining so I let her out while I cleaned her kennel then went to get her. Her eyes were all foamy. My other chickens have been sneezing a lot but I haven’t...

I’m pretty sure my hens are not fat one might be but she is supposed to be a jersey giant so I’m not worried about it. I want all my hens to be healthy and I’m just wandering how to tell if your chicken is fat.

Belle is a silkie and I noticed the scales on her leg seem a little raised her sister seems to have them too but the rest of my chickens seem fine. What do you think? If she does have them how should I treat her?

So I have one silkie hen named Belle she is a year old and lives with my other hens and rooster and her sister Tilda. She has always picked fights with her sister like ripping and biting, chest bumping and hackles raised. They would draw blood though I always pulled one away before they could...

This is Enola. She is five weeks old and a mix of my chickens. She is very curious and was hatched and is being raised by my broody hen. She has no siblings. She will follow the scooper I use to clean her brooder with her head and likes to jump up on the rim. I would love to know if Enola is a...

So I just want to add a few hens this year and for awhile I’ve really wanted some jubilee orpingtons! Here are my questions to they live long? Do they do ok with some heat? Are they usually healthy? If you could answer these questions or one or some of them that would be great! Anything else you...

So my friend got some chickens. They were supposed to be leghorns ISA browns and one lavender orpington. She sent me pictures and said I could post them on here to figure out what breed they were. Any ideas?

Hello! I’m wondering what some good hatcheries are! I’ve gotten 10 of my chickens from tractor supply and they all lived. Since hatcheries have so many different breeds I was thinking of getting some chicks from there. So which hatcheries have you had good experiences with and which have you...

I would like to know what breed and color Almanzo and Royal are. My one hen just hatched a chick and it got me wondering what breed they really are. It is very very possible they are mixed but I have no clue. This is Almanzo This is Royal

I’ve noticed some sneezing lately. Sometimes it’s just a sneeze but sometimes they stop breathe out of their mouth then sneeze a few times and are fine. Should I be concerned? Some of them seem a little fluffed up but it’s been colder windy and some snow and rain. What are your opinions?