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I know this is a popular topic but I can't figure it out for myself and need some extra experienced eyes. My Turkey is 7-8 weeks at this point and I don't know what the gender could be. Here is a picture of the snood. Caruncle development? Head and neck are sometimes very reddish. full...

I have a turkey poult with blackhead he is currently being given API General Cure and cayenne pepper. If he lives through this will he become immune to the disease? Also if I don't have the option of separation what can I do to prevent him from contracting it again if immunity does not happen?

I have nice quality silkie chicks available, oliver egger chicks and ameraucana mixed chicks the silkies are 4 dollars I'm asking 3 dollars for the mixed chicks they all come from excellent layer hens. The flock is healthy and happy. Please contact me if interested or text me at 336-688-0049...

I have 4 broody hens 3 are clustered together and have been sharing 3 eggs one was the first to go broody so she got the brooder box and has hatched out 4 babies 3 more on their way out. My question is what to do with the three sitting on an egg a piece I'm starting to worry the ones they're...

I have crazy broody silkies they all wanna be mommas so bad but I don't want to expand my flock right now so I was thinking of starting an egg hatching service. I want to charge per chick that hatches out and I was thinking of charging 3 dollars per chick. I don't know what the fair price is...

So I have 3 hens who have bumblefoot, should I perform surgery on all three? none of them are limping but they all have slight swelling with a black scab on the pad of the foot. I've never done the surgery before but I've heard if left un-treated it can kill them? I am prepared to buy everything...

I have 2 really pretty cockerels they're a little over a month and very healthy. The blue ameraucana is pure bred and the olive egger is super pretty I simply can't keep this many roosters and they need a home ASAP I am located in Sophia NC and I am asking local pickup only. If interested please...

These babies are almost 3 months old any ideas on what their sexes might be? #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7

silkie is about 2 months old here. I just can't figure out the color or pattern.

So one of my girls has a sinus infection and I've placed her in a metal dog crate with food and medicated water she can walk around a little but the cage is not super big. My question is should I allow her out to run in the yard with the other girls for an hour or two each day or should she only...

I'm trying to figure out if Judge Judy is actually Judge Jude, if it is then I will have to re-home which I would hate to do because I love my silly naked chicken but I can't keep another rooster. The Judge is 8 wks old.

So I have heard it vaguely mentioned before that silkie breeders sometimes breed cochin into their silkie line. Why do they do this is it for different coloration? Are there other benefits to crossing these breeds? I'm just kind of curious since I'm getting ready to breed some of the silkies I...

So I'm interested in fermenting my chicken's feed but I don't have a bucket with a lid, is there a way to do it in a container that doesn't have a lid?

Two of my very young chicks are showing signs of Gape worm can I use ivermectin pour on to treat them if so how much? Please help I really want to save them.

I bought four bantams from TSC and the people there had no idea what breeds they were selling me! I know for a fact I have one black silkie pretty sure it was the last silkie in the whole bin the other three I'm pretty confused about. feathered feet, dark beak white skin blonde color...

I'm looking for some silkies of different colors to add to my flock (10 chicks to be specific), I've tried contacting two breeders I know of and have been trying for almost a week now but they have not gotten back to me yet I'm unsure if they're just super busy or if they are no longer...

I am desperately looking for Black copper maran, blue ameraucana, and olive egger hatching eggs or chicks. I won't be ready for them until the first of May and I'm super worried the hatcheries are already sold out both Meyer and mypetchicken who carry all three of these breeds are listing them...

I have a new hampshire red who has been laying almost a month now but recently she's been laying a rubber egg (sometimes even two in one night!) every 2-3 days it seems. I got a normal egg from her yesterday with a good thick shell but this morning I got the rubber egg plus a second shell-less...

So my two youngest hens have only laid rubber eggs I provide greens, oyster shell and recently layer feed, they've done this for about a week while my other two hens who are a few weeks older lay thick shelled eggs. Is it because they are young and it's been cold? Will this be fixed when they...

I have a roofed area attached to my garage I put a 4x4 coop under the roofed area and once I enclose that section the run will be 10x24 ft my question is since it is a sheltered area and the run will be so large can I keep 4 bantams and 7 standard hens in that coop. The winters here are not that...