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So, I'd like other opinions on this strange wound I found on my hen today. I'm referencing my former thread that was locked for some strange reason -- please refrain from comments that may get it locked down again. (I intended this post to be in Predators/Pests instead of...

I thought I was going a bit bonkers yesterday, when I came home from my in-laws house to find two of my roosters out of the pen with the pen door shut but unlatched. I carefully caught them and put them up on their roosts, not thinking to check for injuries. Then I got a gut feeling, and upon...

My Sumatra began laying about a week ago. At first it was two eggs a day, now just one. Last three days I've seen bit of yolk dribbled about here and there and knew that a shell-less egg must have broken. This morning I found this: While I've had the occasional shell-less egg before, it...

There are currently five bachelors living in my chicken coop. My coop is partitioned into two sections. The hens are living in the one half with a lucky dude, and the five bachelors are living in the other half awaiting re-homing. Every weekend I set them all up with food and water since...

So I had just got done telling another BYC member not to worry, her rooster will get the hang of it as he matures. :hugs And I've had a dozen roosters in my experience with chickens. But I'm dealing with a young Sumatra stag- 7 months old. He grabs the hen and hops on and does the dance...

I am starting a Porcelain D'Uccle Enthusiast thread here! Mille Fluer and other D'Uccle variations are welcome also! Please share your D'Uccle photos, stories, and impart your knowledge! I happened across this lovely breed at the PA State Farm Show in Harrisburg this January 2018. It won my...

More pics at bottom of post. I have around 3 Sumatra roosters for sale. I am located in the Hershey/Harrisburg area of Pennsylvania - specifically, Annville. They are 7 months old as of January 2018 - Received from McMurray Hatchery and Meyer Hatchery in June 2017. NPIP certified, no contact...

Hi all, I've trained my birds on to nipple waterers recently. I have one nipple per 3-4 birds as directed. It takes them longer to quench their thirst, but they seem to like having something to peck at. There is never any crowding or bullying around the water either. My main concern is...

Hi All, I have an EE cockerel who is around 8 weeks old right now. Two weeks ago I heard him make an odd croaking sound from around the corner and all of the other birds tore off for the coop in fright!! I wondered if he had been trying to crow. This week, I caught him in the act! On video...

I'm interested in either a Rooster or breeding pair of black Sumatras. Will possibly take 2 roosters if no breeding hen is available. (I don't incubate, so I can't take eggs. Would prefer a mature bird that I can see the breeding potential in over juvenile fowl/chicks.) Desiring birds with...

Hi all, I've had about 8 years experience with chickens, but I'm only on my second coop. For the past week, I've been trying to train my 1-2 month old chicks to roost. I supplied a 2x4 mounted up about a foot on bricks as a transition until they get old enough to fly to the higher permanent...

Hey all, This is Raphael. He is feathering out much more slowly than his brothers and sisters. He likes to spar with the other cockerel and seems active, perky, and healthy. His comb and wattles are developing ahead of the others', but he is still only partially feathered out. He is also...

I received a "Special" chick with my hatchery order. He's grown up so beautiful so far! Currently 5 weeks old and in every way an awesome little roo. This is Chipmunk. Because of his green legs I considered he might be an EE. His ear muffs were more defined when he was a fuzzball, but they...

I'm shopping online for various chicken first-aid items. I'm looking into getting a syringe and feeding tube just in case I would ever need to force feed one of the chickens some nutrients. Someone showed how easy it was to aspirate your chicken by dumping liquids into their mouths because of...

Am I crazy to think I can see a rooster or cockerel's papilla on occasion even when full grown? The entire process of examining comb and wattle growth, feather growth, leg thickness, spur growth, and a myriad of other details to determine whether a young chicken is a cockerel or a pullet seems...

Hey all, So I found a buffet deck/hutch Free on the side of the road some months ago. We intended to use it in our dining room but it wasn't working out, so we are putting it in the coop as a nesting box apartment! I'm going to add the contrasting coral color to the primed panels today. But...

This morning I noticed one of my Salmon Favorolle chicks had watery eyes with clear bubbles in the corner. After a moment of examination she sneezed and generally appears ill. She is in a brooder box with 7 other birds- one like herself, one EE, and 5 Black Sumatras. All 2 weeks old...

So I've poured over all of BYC's forum categories looking for the right place to even ask my question. I've ended up here hoping one of you gurus can help me out. I sell garments on Etsy. Aprons also. And I know how much chicken owners would love an apron to keep their clothes clean while...

Got my hatchery chicks in the mail last week. One had a little pasty butt I treated on two occasions, and made sure his bum was dry before returning him to the brooder. That evening, I heard some distressed squawking going on downstairs, and went to check it out. I found one of the chicks had...

Purchased 15 Black Sumatras from Murray McMurray. They arrived Wednesday the 7th. When I opened the box, most were on tiptoe smashed against one another in the corner. One was already dead. It took them some hours to come off their tiptoes. I wondered if they would forever walk oddly. I...