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I only have had hens, up until about a month ago. Any help identifying this beautiful boy?

I have a 5 month old Wyandotte that's decided she want to sit on her egg she lays daily. She lays the egg, then hangs out in the nesting box until I go out and remove her. She shrieks, squawks, and pecks when I pick her up, then just goes about her business as soon as I've put her back in the...

I've looked at numerous sites referencing the differences between Americaunas, Araucanas, and Easter Eggers. I thought I had it figured out, then my girl went laid olive-colored eggs this week! She has slate-colored legs and a beard. Here are her first eggs: Cleo...

I got 3 separate batches of chicks this spring and now have 3 layers, and 5 that aren't ready to lay for a month or 2. They all are in the same coop and yard and eat out of one feeder. How do I get the layers what they need without affecting the non-layers? Everything I've read says not to feed...

I'm hoping someone here has had experience with fostering or rescuing kittens that have Feline Herpes Virus. I am fostering a litter of 6 barn cats who all have symptoms at the moment. They are about 9 weeks old now and have been to the vet to confirm and get Clavamox and an antibiotic eye drop...

I have a mixed age/breed flock. Yes, I made the new chicken keeper's mistake of buying chicks nearly every time I went to the feed I couldn't help it! The more I learned about them, the more breeds I just HAD to have. So, here is my problem- Flock #1- 5 chickens total Olive- 6 mo old Silkie...

I haven't found the answer to this question anywhere, surely I'm not the first person to have my rabbit get into the medicated chick starter! He pushed through a weak spot in the fence and chowed down. What will it do to him?!

I got my first set of chicks back in mid March- 3 Barred Rocks, a Sultan, and a 4 month old Silkie. I was determined to make them friendly and tame. I put them all in a laundry basket several times a day and held them all in my lap to pet them. They loved to be wrapped in "chicken blankets"...

I posted in the diseases/injuries forum a few days ago about my Cuckoo Marans chick. A few hours after I brought her home, she began peeping very loud. She was lethargic, couldn't stand, eat or drink, or open her eyes. After a night of isolation in a kennel with a heating pad, Poultry Drench...

Let's help those out that are brand new to chickens. This is what I've learned through trial and error in the last month about my chicks and housing them: -Build or buy the coop BEFORE you bring the chicks home. You won't believe how fast they grow and you don't want to be without a bigger...

I got her this afternoon, and she's rapidly deteriorating. I believe she's just a few days old. She was fine when I brought her home, but then started chirping very loud. She ate and drank a little, but seemed lethargic. Now she can't move. I've tried to set her down and get her to eat or drink...

These were all supposed to be sexed as pullets, but as they get larger there are some distinct differences. They were hatched on March 14th. I'm pretty sure I know, but I want more experienced chicken folks to take a look. We can't have roosters in the city limits. Sorry for the quality of...

Oh my, I've entered the realm of Crazy Chicken Lady! We got our first chicks a few weeks ago from a local farm that raises Silkies. Little did we know, they would become Olive's chicks! She's a 4 month old black Silkie that's now raising our entire brood. We picked her up along with 3 Barred...

I have 3 16 day old Barred Rocks that were supposed to be sexed when I got them, all being hens. Was a mistake made? One is distinctly different from the other 2, not getting many feathers yet. They 2 that are different are on the left, the one on the right has less feathering. Could it just be...

Hi All, I have 4 chicks and a Silkie pullet out in my garage. My current setup: 2 large plastic bins hooked together with a pass-through in the middle. Food and water is on one side and a small floodlight and light bulb screwed to the lid that I keep on, and the other side is open with a red...

What a great online community! I've been reading as much as I can here to educate myself, as we just got our first chicks nearly 2 weeks ago. We have 3 Barred Rocks that are 16 days old now, a black Silkie pullet (Olive) who I believe was hatched in January, and a Crested Polish who's around the...