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Knoxville, TN— Our year-old Silver Laced Wyandotte (mixed Wyandotte?) rooster needs a new home. He has been a total sweetheart until about a month ago when he spurred our toddler. He’s not terribly aggressive, but he’s started doing the dance with my husband and has occasionally been charging...

Thank you!

Where can I post a rooster for rehoming in East TN? I have him listed in the Buy/Sell/Trade section under the "Animals in Need of Free Rehoming" section, but it was suggested on there that I should post to TN specifically. I can't seem to find the thread for that.

Thank you so much!

Thanks! I’ll try to figure out how to do that.

Thanks! All this time I’ve just figured he was atypically colored, but someone on another thread just told me they thought maybe he was a silver laced. I’d say you’re right, and he’s a mix. Not sure how to edit my original post to change the breed.

Our year-old Wyandotte (Silver Laced?? Mixed??) is in need of a new home. He has been nothing but sweet for a year, but has recently spurred our toddler and has also started running up to my husband and other kids. He is gentle with our hens. I think he’d be really happy with more space and in...

So I gave the chick that hatched from the incubator to the momma hen after he ran around a brooder for a day. I gave him to her at night, and she accepted him immediately and has been caring & attentive. Not only did she accept that chick, but a second late chick hatched from the incubator a few...

Thank you so much for your response. We hadn’t planned to hatch this year, but the momma hen went broody a couple days before we lost our first, sweet hen to a hawk, and I didn’t have the heart to tell my kids we couldn’t let the hen go broody, so we’ve just rolled with it. I’ve learned a lot of...

She accepted some store bought chicks we got to go with the hatched chicks. Why wouldn’t she accept this one?

We had a single chick hatch today after momma hen got off her nest 3 days ago with the 5 chicks she hatched. We took the remaining eggs and put them in the preheated incubator. I thought I’d give it through today to make sure nothing else was viable. One chick hatched today, but so far nothing...

I got a gallon of Davis Pure Planet Poultry Spray and have been diluting it according to bottle instructions.

Our sweet girl Lava Lilly (don't even ask...my kids named her) feels like she's been losing weight, has had a pale comb, & has been losing feathers under her vent and now on her belly and under her wings. She's an 8-month-old we got from our local farm store. No idea what her breed is, because...

Oh, dear! Poor girl! Yeah, these chickens have kept us on our toes, for sure! The hiding of symptoms makes it harder to spot potential problems, unlike cats & dogs.

😆 Okay, thank you! Now I know! Just leave it alone?