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Let me start by saying I have a small very happy, healthy well maintained flock of 4 right now. (We lost 2 over the summer from extreme heat and humidity conditions) My flock security is my main priority compared to the one I'm about to describe. I have a family member who has a flock of 25...

We have 3 Easter eggers that are probably about 5 wks old. They were sold to my father in law as pullets from Southern States. However I have some serious doubts that this girl is really a girl so some help would be greatly appreciated. The partridge color one is our suspect. The black/white...

I'm assuming the black spots on the comb (bottom 2 pics) are probably peck marks. We went through a bout of dry pox over the summer and these do not look the same. The crack of dawn this morning when I let the crew out of the coop I noticed our roo had 2 very light yellowish tan spots on his...

Hi all I need some advice for my father in law's flock. Background: He has a mixed flock of about 15 including a rooster. He got these chickens from various neighbors and strangers. He did not practice biosecurity with each addition; each new hen was just added to the flock when he got it. (I...

Can a hen be eggbound without symptoms? Two of my 6 mo old girls are completely acting normal -drinking, eating, walking and pooping all good. However I'm only getting 1 egg a day for the past 5 days. There's no symptoms that I've seen which would cause alarm.(No penguin walk and no droopy...

First lemme just say that up until this week, I thought we had barred rocks. Our rooster's comb over the past 2 wks became prominently rose and the girls combs are just now starting to fill in. So the barred rock thing went out the window lol. We've had them since Wk1 (they're 12 wks now)and I...

I have 12 wk old barred rocks (2 girls,1 roo) that will be finishing their crumble feed by end of this wkend. What would you guys suggest as the next step feed? I've read that some start on layer/grower next or keep theirs on crumble till laying. My concern is that since I do have a rooster, I...

Hi everyone! I've used Byc for the past few months and finally decided to officially join the forums. I'm a stay at home Mom of 3 teenagers, 2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 turtle and more recently 3 barred rock chicks. Our oldest daughter is special needs and their class received 21 eggs to hatch to learn...