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Hi, Can anyone help me please? I purchased a gold partridge Brahma breeding group around a month ago. There was 1 rooster and 5 hens. The rooster is around 1yo and the hens are 18 months. Around 2 weeks ago I was putting them away in the coop and found the first hen dead in the coop (next...

Hi, I have a mite problem and all the dusting, permethrin, bedding changes etc. for the past several weeks has not worked. I am looking to try either Eprinex or Ivomec pour on. The active ingredient for Eprinex is 5 mg/mL EPRINOMECTIN and for Ivomec pour on it is Ivermectin 5 mg/mL. There is...

Hi, I have a chick that has injured her leg. The leg just sits out and she doesn’t seem to move it. It happened when I was filling the feed, she got a fright and ran but her leg looked like it got caught on the fence. It has been 4 days now and it has not improved. Other than her leg she seems...

Hi, I had 2 dozen eggs posted from a breeder. They arrived the next day after posting and did not travel far. They arrived yesterday and I was in shock. I had paid $40 for shipping which is the norm for the eggsafe cartons and postage so I didn’t think twice and $200 for the eggs. They arrived...

Hi, I have a white leghorn hen that is broody. She has been sitting on eggs for around 4 days now. I have 15 eggs in the incubator that are due to hatch in 4 days. Could I put these under her to finish them off and remove the other eggs she is sat on? I read white leghorns make poor mothers...

Hi, I am setting up a silkie pen and to start I am just having a mix of colours (these will be for pets, not show although all are good quality silkies). Eventually I will have a buff pen also but at the moment I will work with what I have. My girls include the colours buff, black, blue and...

Hi, I have a silkie that is about 3.5 months old is no longer able to eat or drink. She was born with a deformed beak. I had been trimming it hoping it would help. She was always smaller but I observed her eating and drinking with the others regularly. Her beak gradually kept looking worse and...

Hi, Any ideas on male or female for these 3? (All 3 months). Thanks

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Hi, Are these males? Some of the silkies seem obvious and others have me guessing 🤦‍♀️ First photos are all of the one that is around 6-7 months old. Last photo is one that is 3months (could only get one photo) Thanks so much

Hi, We got a heap of chicks from a hatching program from my kids daycare then some more from the local poultry shop. From the hatching program, weirdly only 1 of 9 is a cockerel and the others are pullets. I will be getting rid of this cockerel as he is getting aggressive and has drawn blood...

Hi, I just want to check these are both cockerels? They haven’t started crowing yet and are 4.5 months old. Other cockerels I have that are a week older have been crowing for weeks now. Thanks 😊

Hi, I have a silkie chick around a week old and today I noticed their toe was completely folded under the foot. I don’t know if this was an injury that has just happened but I hadn’t noticed this before. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

I have 2 Brahma chicks. 1 dark Brahma (5-6 weeks old) and 1 buff (3-4 weeks). Any ideas if they are cockerels or pullets? Thanks