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I bought six of their assorted bantams... I know I shouldn't have but they were overcrowded and needed me. lol Anyways I have had them for a couple of weeks now and I have a bit of a problem guessing the breed. I thought this was a buff brahma, but it doesn't appear to have the right comb...

So I have four guineas about 12 weeks old and they have been bald which I thought was normal, but now I see that they have bumps on all of their heads. Is this normal or something I can treat? First time guinea owner so any help would be appreciated

Hey I have a three week old black silkie chick with weird swelling on its foot well it's more like just one toe is really swollen. I don't think it's bumble foot but I've never encountered it before and I only know what I've learned from the internet. I've ha chickens for a long time without...

So I was feeding the chickens this afternoon and my sebright just charged out of the pen! I live in a very rural area, but the other day I had a great horned owl ravage one of my chicken flocks! So is there anyway to encourage her to come back? Or do I just wait until tonight and hope she's...

So I went outside to feed my chickens at 5 this morning and sometimes one or two of the chickens fly up on the edge of the run for a roost. Well I saw that two of them were roosting on the side so I went over to push them inside the pen. Well as I got closer I noticed these were much bigger than...

Hello I just got about eight chickens that are about 4-5 months old from a coworker and she got them from someone else and now she can't take care of them, but anyways I have no idea what breed they are only that they look like red sex link crosses and I've never had red sex link crosses, but I...

So my quail have been laying eggs for a few months now and I go out to find this egg and another one that was solid sky blue. Anyone know the problem? they get oyster shells and 22% protein so is there some other factor? I got one blue egg a few weeks ago but it was only the one so I chalked it...

Hey I was just wondering if I could cross a frazzled cochin with a RIR and if anyone else has bred some unorthodox breeds like this. Also does anyone know if it would still have feathered feet since my frazzle should give me all frizzled chicks I wanted to know if it would still have feathered...

So I started incubating this week and I don't have a quail egg turner so I decided to do it by hand. My question is how do I get them to stop rolling around? I turn them and then it seems like they just roll back in to place... I'm getting frustrated and I know the rolling can't be god for the egg.

So I have an 8 week old self blue cochin that had been constantly picked on to the point of me pulling it out about a month ago. It's about two weeks older than a mixed breed chick that was the only one that hatched from the incubator and I put the cochin in with it after its wounds scabbed over...

So all nine of my hens (texas A&M) just didn't lay anything this evening and they've been spot on about laying ever since they started two weeks ago. I added some shavings today and that's the only new variable. They threw most of it out anyways they're in a raised pen and they tossed it over...

Hi I live in Norther california and I was just wondering what you guys thought about me getting a silkie or more specifically this silkie. I have plenty of cochins so I know how to keep them cool (frozen water bottles, watering down the run, shade, etc.) So I was just wondering what you thought...

I got this bird with my cochins and it's now 8 weeks old I just have no idea what breed or gender it is. It was the rare breed but I haven't came across this before. I think it has a pea comb but it's comb is so small it's hard to tell. Anyways the pics aren't very good all I have is my camera...

My quail just turned 7 weeks as of today and I walked out to find five eggs in with my 9 quail hens. I want to breed them but I know I have to wait before adding any males. I also know that I will only need two males to breed them all, but I have 11 so I think I'll just pick out the best looking...

I was thinking about breeding my buttercup roo to my Rhod Island Reds, wel just one for a start and I was wondering if it would be a good match considering they're both nice enough birds and the buttercup is a little smaller than the average Rhode Island Red Rooster. If anyone has done this...

Does anyone know if this is a healthy frizzle? I've never had any and to be honest I used to think they were ugly but this one's personality has forced a change of heart. Now I just want to make sure it's healthy also any knowledge of it's gender would be greatly appreciated I certainly am...

Hello, I have what I believe to be a Blue Cochin and he's (at least that's what I've been calling it I'm not sure of the gender) getting picked on by the other chickens to the point I had to pull him out. I pulled him out once a few weeks ago and waited for ALL of his wounds to heal as my friend...

Hello, My name is Casey I'm so glad to find a site like this just blossoming with information. I have just recently started raising chickens again. I stopped a while back do to a horrible incident with my dog killing half a dozen chickens. Anyways I currently have 7 buttercup straight run and...