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I just picked up five silkie chicks this morning, 2 weeks old. They went straight into the brooder. It looks like their stool is solid but watery (if that makes sense). The puppy pad absorbed a lot of liquid around the stool. Also it looks like I see some specks of red/orange in it. I can’t...

I am adopting 3 Sebastopol goslings this week. They will be 4 weeks old. I am nervous about their age. Will they still bond with me or imprint if I spend time with them? Or is this too old to expect this? I have chickens, ducks, and quail. These are my first geese. Thank you!

One of my silkies hatched but it has splay leg and seems lethargic. It has been in the incubator for 24 hrs now. I used vet wrap to make a splint for its legs but it still hasn’t walked. I tried sugar water and it seems to perk up for a second then lays back down. The other chicks went to a...

One of my silkies hatched but it has splay leg and seems lethargic. It has been in the incubator for 24 hrs now. I used vet wrap to make a splint for its legs but it still hasn’t walked. I tried sugar water and it seems to perk up for a second then lays back down. The other chicks went to a...

I’ve got 3 Magpie Duck hens and 1 drake. 2 of the hens went broody right before I left on vacation. They’ve been sitting on eggs for around 18 days now. I’ve raised ducks in a brooder but never let a mama raise them. Lots of questions! 1. Should I take their pool away and just give water deep...

Hi! I have 3 hens that went broody at the same time. I didn’t have the heart to tell 2 of them no. Now all 3 have 3 babies each I’ve had no issues with the rest of the flock and the babies, but if the mamas come across another mama, they fight, really bad. I have all 3 mamas separated right...

So I have 3 hens that went broody around the same time. I let them each have 3 eggs. Some are definitely going to hatch, hopefully this weekend but not sure how many yet. I ordered a few chicks from our local farm store to have just in case. These mamas deserve babies! They’ve worked so hard...

This chicken was hatched May 24th 2022. This whole time I thought it was a hen… Now I just don’t know. I thought I saw “It” trying to mount another chicken the other day. Then I noticed it had little buds where spurs would grow. I have 3 roosters that crow non stop. This one has not crowed...

I have 3 silkie chickens that are so different! First pic is Bluey, I’m 99% sure this is a hen. She has no comb, no streamers, and just seems like a hen. Picture #2 is Coconut. I’m 100% sure he is a Roo. HUGE comb and has streamers. And he has been crowing for maybe 3-4 weeks now. Super cute...

Is it too cold at night for my chicks in the coop? I have 20 chicks that were out growing their brooder. 16 of them are almost 6 weeks and 4 of them are almost 5 weeks. About half of them are bantams. I moved them to the new big coop we built, and the big girls are still in the old coop...

So last night I checked my coop cam like I always do and I didn’t see 2 of my chickens on the roosts. This morning I saw my Away Cemani Roo in the run before the coop was opened. So he must have spent the night outside the coop, in the run, which has never happened before. I found my Ayam...

I’m worried about this little chick in my incubator. Today (5/24) is day 21. First chick hatched at 530Am and 4th chick hatched at around 5pm. This little one has been in this position for a couple hours now. I know it can be tiring for them and they take breaks but I’m concerned with it’s...

Hello, I have 2 Ayam Cemani chickens that are 8 weeks old that are so still in their brooder, in a heated room. I have 3 hens in a raised coop and attached covered run. We still have snow outside and it’s on average 20-30 degrees during day/night. When is a good time to introduce them to...

Hello! I am new to chickens and have done a fairly large amount of research but I am at a loss here. I have 3 young Ayam Cemani chickens, about 6 1/2 weeks old, that I raised from eggs...I went out to check on them and one was dead! just laying there lifeless. I have no idea what happened. I...

Hi there! I know Ayam Cemani are hard to sex when young and I know mine are too young to accurately sex...But can I (pretty) safely assume I have 2 cockerels and one pullet, by comparing the growth of their combs? I have 3x Ayam Cemani chicks that are 5 1/2 weeks old. 2x of the AC chicks have...

So I adopted 3 hens from a co worker. She said they were Ameracauna. One of them lays blue color eggs and I think the other 2 lay greenish/tan eggs. Could they actually be EE? Or mixes? Something else? I guess the lavender one started out as a beautiful lavender color and now looks more like a...

Hello! So I adopted 3 chickens from a co worker (my first chickens) and they came with their own coop (sweet!) We are building a bigger coop in the spring to house all the incoming chicks I have planned, but I’m wondering, especially going into winter, how good is their coop now? The coop is...