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This breeder was contacted today by the usps to try to track down the shipper of these three adult birds. apparently there were four birds in the shipment and the boxes became separated and only one bird went on. Everyone take a look and contact anyone you know who shipped adult birds recently...

The possibility of contracting this disease in my flock from a new bird terrifies me. I hatch other people's eggs with my own and keep them quarantined for six weeks. I quarantine any new birds buildings away from my birds with bleached quarantine shoes to change into at the entrance..I put...

I have these two 7 week old Marans chicks and trying to figure out gender. I have a third black chick, but the problem is I don't know if the third chick is langshan or marans. The third chick has a yellow comb which is tiny compared to these guys. I have a splash cockerel the same age bit he is...

I am in search of purebred Welsummer hatching eggs in the East Dallas/Wylie area. Willing to travel 1-2 hours depending on number of eggs available and price . I would prefer no shipping please! Will take eggs up to five days stored at room temperature and 8 days stored at 55 degrees on a...

This chick has had pasty but from day one. She picked all the down out to a quarter size bare spot and I have been up all night twice soaking her butt in warm water..slathering her cracked vent in antibiotic, massaging her tummy to make her poo. She feels great fir a while...eats like a...

I realize this is the wrong thread, but I'm pretty well exhausted for resources. I am looking for LOCAL as in two hours (depending on the number of eggs available) from Dallas. purebred welsummer hatching eggs. I would love to find a breeder who cares about the stock and wants to share. I...

I know this is not the buy and sell thread, but I am hitting walls. I would like to see if anyone has a good lead on welsummer hatching eggs in the north texas/dallas area. I am in despair over all the shipped eggs that have been scrambled by the post office. I had such high hopes, but get...

I am in search of purebred Welsummer hatching eggs in the East Dallas/Wylie area. Willing to travel 1-2 hours depending on number of eggs available and price . I would prefer no shipping please! Will take eggs up to five days stored at room temperature and 8 days stored at 55 degrees on a...

I have a one week old chick. Very healthy, but has had chronic pasty butt. I have to clean her butt at least twice per day. to the point of running tepid water on it and dry,dry,dry with a Kleenex so she doesnt' get a chill. The problem is that now that she is a little older and can reach...

He is pet quality from My Pet Chicken and has been vaccinated. He will let you pick him up and carry him around, eat from your hand and pet him when he feels safe. He's not skittish or aggressive with people he knows. Has not started crowing. 12 weeks old He's just too nice to have for...

I have been in denial because she is so sweet and lets us pick her up, but my kids say she is never going to lay eggs...Boy or Girl?

They should arrive in the next 30 minutes. The temperature here in Garland, Tx is 95. What should I do? Do I rush them home to put them in the waiting incubator? stand them air cell up and wait and hope for the best? Incubate without turning? Should I check the temperature of them and...

I thought this was amusing, so I will share. Hopefully a few of you will get a laugh before the post is lost in the melee: Conversation with my little 5 year old neighbor girl: Hey, Debbie, can I hold the chickens today? (yes, the chickens let her hold them like they're babies) "Sure, come...

I bought 24 hatching eggs from a lady who said (in a nutshell) she has a large flock of Ameraucana hens and THREE LAVENDER ROOSTERS. Some of the hens are also Lavender, so (I) will get some full blood lavender chicks. All the hens are Ameraucana, bearded and muffed except ONE that lays green...

I bought 24 hatching eggs from a lady who said (in a nutshell) she has a large flock of Ameraucana hens and THREE LAVENDER ROOSTERS. Some of the hens are also Lavender, so (I) will get some full blood lavender chicks. All the hens are Ameraucana, bearded and muffed except ONE that lays green...

I bought 24 hatching eggs from a lady who said (in a nutshell) she has a large flock of Ameraucana hens and THREE LAVENDER ROOSTERS. Some of the hens are also Lavender, so I will get some lavender chicks. All the hens are Ameraucana, bearded and muffed except ONE that lays green eggs. (E...

I am going to make this quick as possible. I don't know if I'm panicking for nothing or not. Been up all night monitoring my first hatch in my little giant. Started with Ameraucana eggs, culled down to 16 for various reasons and all but one have hatched. I watched one chick pip right in the...

I have never done this before...and I'm stressing out a little! Lockdown is Saturday. I started with 24 Ameraucana hatching eggs and learned to candle them. Culled 8 of them for various times an various reasons..couple of yolkers, and quitters, almost all culled were porous eggs that didn't...

Well, I did introduce myself a couple of weeks ago, and I learned about Chicken Math, and I reinforced a coop, bought two pullets, and two plus one plus two chicks (minus one to the dachshund) Hit the lumber yard for new coop material because I'm going to build a chicken mansion...hmmmmm...then...

Hello! I just don't know where to start!! I have questions to search, questions to ask! I answered an ad on craigslist for a chicken coop for sale. The seller had ordered 15 chicks and realized that her coop would not house that many chicks, and so she was selling the small coop and giving...