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My 2 year old BPR hen died the day after being dewormed, so I decided to do a partial necropsy to see if worms clogging her intestines were what killed her. My findings were inconclusive (I did rule out egg-bound and worm intestation), but don't know why she died 1 day after receiving the...

The background: For the last year and a half, I've been deworming my chickens with wazine and safeguard paste (fenbendazole). I dewormed them about 2-3 months ago with Safeguard, but then a few weeks ago, after feeding the flock pumpkin seeds, I found a poop with signs of a tapeworm (tiny...

Don't click the Buy-it-Now button, since there is more than 1 chicken listed here - just PM or email me if you are interested. I can't ship these chickens - for local pickup only in Glendale, AZ. "Blackbeard' an Easter Egger Cockerel - 10 wks of age - $5 -- He was hatched from eggs I...

I'm usually pretty good at sexing EEs by their coloring, but this one is an EE mixed with RIR and I'm not sure if that changes things. It hatched from a blue/green egg, but was fathered by a RIR rooster. I think the coloring looks male, but since it is part RIR, maybe that's where all the red...

I'm pretty good with most breeds, but I'm wondering if I'm missing something with this one. I went to my local feedstore today to pick up a couple Barred Plymouth Rock chicks to add to my new brood. I found a mystery chick in the large tub. Our feed store sells pullets and today, the chicks...

There is a local seller near me that is selling the following 3 rare chickens. They are thinking that breeding the following rooster with these 2 hens will produce some purebred offspring, but I am thinking the resulting chicks will be mixed Marans and no longer breed true. 1 Birchen Marans...

I bought 12 hatching eggs from craigslist seller (5 green/blue and 7 brown). She said she had blue/green eggs from her Easter Egger hens and Brown eggs from her Rhode Island Red hens. There is only 1 rooster on the property - a RIR. 10 eggs hatched (3 green and 7 brown), but the chicks are...

I have 1 dozen standard size egggs I placed under 3 broodies - 3 eggs under each frizzle bantam (2) and 6 eggs under an ameraucana. I candled them at day 14 and tossed 1, but wasn't aware at that time to check the air cells. The other 11 eggs all had development. I brought the eggs inside at...

This is a nice hen and she is much prettier than her pictures, but I've always been confused as to her color. She is supposed to be blue, but is much darker than any other blue chicken I've seen (but I'm not a genetics or color expert). I would love to know what color to call her --...

These are my first Polish chickens - I do know how to sex other types of chickens, and I'm pretty sure these 4 are all pullets, but need some confirmation from Polish chicken experts. They are being picked on my my other chickens and need to be rehomed. I don't want to advertise them as hens...

My 8 week old Welsummer chick has somehow come down with butulism - she was fine 2 days ago, yesterday she was unable to walk, today it has spread to her neck (limberneck). As I was giving an attempt at a molasses flush, we noticed a few of her feathers coming out (even a tail feather). I...

This 7 1/2 week old chicks was totally normal yesterday, but this afternoon when I went to let the chicks into the garden, I noticed she couldn't walk very well. I brought her inside to rest and when I took her out this evening noticed two odd bumps when petting her. The tops of her legs are...

I just noticed today that one my Wheaten Ameraucanas has something wrong with her beak - she definitely did not have this as a chick, but I don't know how long it's been there. Lately it's so hot here in AZ, that the chickens are always panting when I see them, so it's harder to notice the beak...

Purebred Ameraucanas - will be 8 weeks old this weekend (hatched February 27th). I have 2 Blue Wheaten roos and 2 Wheaten roos. The price is for per chick or 2 for $18. Please don't bid, just email me since there are 4 chicks for sale. They're used to being handled and are friendly. For...

For those of you who've raised Wheaten/Blue Wheaten Ameraucanas, I would love an expert's opinion. I posted my chicks at 3 weeks, but it was too early to sex a few of them. Here they are at 1 month (hatched Feb. 26 & 27th). Rooster was a Blue Wheaten - Hens were Wheaten & Blue Wheaten, so...

I have 4 blue andalusian chicks I purchased from our feed store. I've read that "Blue is a diluting gene for black. So, 50% of your Blue Andalusians will hatch blue, and 25% will be black. The last 25% will be "splash," Can any of you tell me what color chicks I have here. I'm pretty...

************************** New Updated Pics on post #9 ********************* I have 5 Wheaten/Blue Wheaten chicks I hatched from eggs (thanks Mahonri), but am not experienced with this breed and can't tell what is what. I know you can sex the wheatens early, but am not sure if 3...

I built my incubator with a 10 gallon aquarium; https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=19548-homemade-incubator I am now on day 19 with 18 good eggs inside, including some purebred wheaton/BW ameraucanas. Since this is a homemade incubator, there are no predrilled holes for...

I made a homemade incubator from a glass aquarium. https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=19548-homemade-incubator I live in the desert where it's dry and have a few humidity questions. How do you keep the humidity high in the last few days? I've been trying to keep mine at...

This is my first time hatching eggs in an incubator - I hatched eggs one other time with a broody. I made a homemmade incubator, but don't have any idea how much ventilation is needed for oxygen after day 18. I'm assuming I have enough now, especially since I am also opening the bator 3...