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I ordered chicks a couple days ago, they arrived a few hours ago. I stuck them all under my Cochin bantam (Betty) who has been sitting for a while and she took them all immediately. Somehow she has fit 18 chicks under her! 6 bantam Cochin, 6 Japanese bantam, and 6 Cornish x. I tend to have luck...

This is Teriyaki, my 9 week old copper maran. I'm assuming he's a rooster due to how red his comb is and how more rambunctious he is; but I'd like other opinions on that since the breed has large combs for hens. I don't have any other copper maran for reference; my Orpington hens have massive...

My 3 week old crested legbar chick has a wound on her chest. She's hen raised, I was outside checking on the babies and noticed a tiny speck of blood on my hand and discovered that she skin that covers her crop was torn. She's got a square inch of flesh showing, only damage seems to be to the...

I got this week-old chick from an assorted bantam pullet bin. Any clue as to what breed she could be? She's got feathered legs, 4 toes on each foot, and a gold color beak/legs. In the pic with multiple chicks, she's in the middle with a lavender orpington to her right. Not from a TSC or chain...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm not exactly new, but this is the first time I personally owned them and cared for them directly. My dad has had chickens on our farm since I was 11 (I'm 23 now) but I never did anything with them and we didn't make them friendly...