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It is day 22 and I have only 3 eggs left in my incubator (the rest were infertile/died early on in the incubation). Two of the 3 have pipped, both way outside of the air cell. One I think has died; the other my boyfriend helped about 11 hours ago. What happened was that he was watching the eggs...

Over the last few days one of my indian game pullets has developed a red pigmentation on her legs. The redness is mainly on the insides of her legs, but there are also patches and small dots on the outsides of her legs and on her toes. My other indian game pullet (her sister) does not have this...

Hello well I will just explain the situation first. This is my first ever hatch. I am using a Janoel 12 egg incubator which is supposed to be "fully automatic", though in reality there is NO humidity control and I have been fighting against temperature fluctuations and the thing overheating...

My Polish x, Harriet, has been going broody over and over again over the last few months. So I have given in and allowed her to have 6 eggs to incubate. Now in the past I have tried to break her broody habits, as she would sit on nothing and not leave the nest at all. Not wanting her to...

I thought all my 4 silkie chicks were unbearded, however over the last few days this one has started to get quite a puff growing under his chin compared to his hatch mates. What do you think? They are about 8-9 weeks old. He is the one second from left in this group shot:

There seems to be a few questions on the forum now and again regarding crowing hens. Is it really possible for a hen to crow? The answer is most definitely YES! Here is a video of my splash Polish, Tina, at her noisy best. She seems to be persuaded to crow by the rest of the flock. I call it the...

These 4 silkie chicks are 1 week old. Two of them are definitely white. One of the others has a faint stripe along its back, the other is pale grey with a cream/yellow head. What colour are the other two likely to be? Thanks. Above: The two white chicks on the right. Above: Pale grey...

These two Houdans are about 5-6 months old. They look quite boyish to me but no hint of a crow and no real roosterish behaviour. I have 7 other hens in the flock and no roosters. I have had these two for the last 2 months. I can't believe how much they change from week to week, I have gone from...

These two chicks are about 10 weeks old. Bump is on the left, Lannister on the right: This one is Bump: Bump again: And these last 4 are of Lannister: Lannister's crest is a little damp due to the wet weather we have been having here. I suspect that...

Hi, I am new to the forum and am just about to acquire some pullets for my backyard for the first time! I have come across this advert online for a silkie pullet for sale. The seller has described the bird as a hen, but at only 4 months old is it really possible to know for sure? The link to the...