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…having no food or water for 3 days. No judgement please. I was down with Covid. Son was in charge of collecting eggs. Apparently, auto chicken door froze shut and they were stuck inside coop for 3 days. Food and water is only in the run. This happened a week ago. They haven’t laid eggs...

Wasn’t sure where I should post this. Anyone use old dominion hemp? It is supposed to have this much fuzz? Another brand I purchased before wasn’t like this.

Trying my darndest to determine if this little one could be my BCM or Mystic Maran. I know olive eggers aren’t guaranteed to have pea combs but if others can see it, then it would help narrow down other potential chicks that could be. 1 week old. I know it’s too early to tell for sure. But...

Getting a 5x5 coop built with bump out nesting boxes. I want two roosts. Am overthinking this I’m sure. Is there a better design over the other? I’m definitely putting the 2x4 with the wide side up. (Not like in the sample photos). I have all large/heavy breed (Orpington, Rocks, Marans...

Wasn’t sure if I should post here or in the managing flock section. Adding 3 separate groups of chickens together (2, 5, and 2…all around the same age/size). I have 3 different runs for quarantine but is there a general rule of thumb as to if I should give each group anything as a...

I’ve seen this a few times over the last couple days. Not sure if it’s just one or multiple chooks. All about 13-16 weeks. It’s not light brown but it’s not truly bloody.

Is this cutaneous mareks? What do I do with my current flock other than separate this one - all between 10-17 weeks? I’m not sure if they’ve been vaccinated. They’re from a combination of tractor supply or other local backyards. I can sanitize their coop. But If they have it, there’s nothing...

I want a sapphire gem to add to my flock. Someone has this one for sale. I want to make sure it’s a pullet before I buy. I was told it was 6 weeks old. Is this a hen or rooster?

Almost rooster camp drop off and I’m not sure if I should be taking this one or not. Just turned 7 weeks. Was the slowest the feather in and always super friendly. She/He got red pretty quickly. Is she just a fast developing pullet, rooster, or too early to tell? First pics of from...

Do I even have to ask? I’m thinking cockerel because of the rust on his shoulders but I need official confirmation. He’s an Easter Egger from TSC and about 4 - 5 weeks.

I have a 6 month old Gold Laced Wyandotte who hasn't laid an egg yet. I chalked it up to her being slow to mature but last week she started walking slowly with her body low to the ground and has had very watery poops. I've given her epsom salt baths, massaged her and even lubed her inside vent...

I told DH to stop by the store and pick up some more chick grower/finisher for my pullets. He came home with a bag I've never seen before. It's Blue Seal Home Fresh Grow & Show. The details are: Home Fresh® Grow & show is a complete, balanced 15% protein diet designed for growing replacement...

Is this 8 week old Australorp a Pullet or Roo? Haven't ever had an Australorp before so I don't know much about the breed and sexing.

Someone is selling red pencil rock pullets and they are supposedly a variation of the partridge rock...like a lighter red. Here's a couple pics of the pullets that are 12 weeks old. Does the penciling show up when they are older or should all their feathers be penciled in this age? Or maybe...

Help! I have an opportunity to buy a Partridge Rock pullet but I'm afraid she looks a little roo-ish to me. It is 12 weeks old. The comb seems large but the tail and cackle feathers are rounded? Just a fast developer or a rooster? This is the last one so I can't compare with the others.

Does this coop provide enough ventilation for winter? I live in New Hampshire and winters can be quite cold. In the winter, the door will be covered with plexiglass. If you look at the roof, you can see spaces between the metal corrugation. Is that enough ventilation? The coop is...

I have 3 hens and one of them is losing her neck feathers. Doesn't seem to be from feather picking so I'm assuming it might be a lice/mite issue. I just bought DE for their dust bath but since that's more of a preventative measure, I need something to actually treat the lice/mites whether it's...

We lost 2 of our RIR's yesterday. :-( This is our very first flock and I am taking it quite hard as I've become attached to these dinosaurs. It happened sometime during the day and they only free range while I'm at home. I found a pile of feathers in the front yard and about 100 feet away...

We picked up our baby chicks today, yay! We want 3 hens; no more - no less! I know vent sexing isn't 100% and I'm paranoid that I will end up with a roo even though the bin I chose from were supposedly all pullets. I tried to do as much research as possible to help determine the sex of...