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I have 5 beautiful and sweet roosters in need of forever homes. 4 of them are brothers so if your looking to have more than one rooster for your flock they would be a great choice since they’ve all grown up together and get along. All of them will eat from your hand, and 3 of them are even sweet...

I have a mama hen that hatched seven babies, right now they are all a week old. I have a order in for some baby chicks that will be here in a week. Would she accept the day old chicks if she already has two week old chicks? Would the age difference be too much? Thanks in advance.

Is it normal for a mama to take care of a chick when it’s 11 weeks old? I have a mama that hatched one chick a little over 11 weeks ago and she is still mothering her. I love it, but it’s a little odd she’s still taking care of her.

Im writing a new article about the most beautiful chicken breeds in the world. Can’t quite get my thoughts together on what breeds I should choose. There are so many beautiful breeds out there... but which ones are the most beautiful? Anybody have some suggestions, thoughts? :)

Hi, I have a broody hen who is currently sitting on two eggs, they have been candled and both are alive, however one is a week older than the other. I know that broody hens will no longer sit on the eggs after a couple days of the first chick hatching, but I would like for her to raise both...

Hi, I have a white silkie rooster that needs a new home, he doesn’t fit in well with my flock. He’s about 2 years old, and makes the cutest baby chicks. All of his chicks come out with fluffy heads and beards. Only requirement is that he goes to a good home and he will NOT be used for meat. I...

I just hatched 7 chicks in my incubator and about a week ago my porcelain d'uccle went broody. I have read up about Brodie's adopting chicks, so this morning I put two chicks under her. She seemed to be doing fine. Through out the morning I have been taking one egg out and putting one chick...

Hi I just tried a float test with an egg on day 23. Every other egg has hatched except for this one, no pip, i candled and saw no internal pip or heard no chirping and saw no movement. When I did the float test just a bit of the air sack part stayed above water while the rest went under. Is the...

Hi I'm incubating 9 eggs. They are due to hatch in 7 more days. I have already candled twice. So far one has not formed and has been taken out, all the others look great except for one. When I candle it it's completely dark, I can't see anything inside to indicate if it's alive or dead, but the...

Hello all, I hatched 5 bantam chicks, they are about 2-3 months old I think. Two are definitely makes and one is definitely a female. As for the others I'm kinda stumped. They are silkie and porcelain d'Uccle mixes. I usually can tell the genders for myself, but these two are making it hard for...

Hi, I have to many roosters and I need to find homes for four of them. First off I do not ship my birds and I do NOT want them going to someone who will eat them or give them to someone who will. First one is my lavendar silkie. He's very sweet, lets me pick him up, he would do good with kids...

Hello, I have been recently trying different methods for hatching female chicks. There is one method of rounder eggs being females and pointed eggs being males, I do believe that is true to a point, but it doesn't work that well. I have recently had a friend tell me another method she says it...

Hello, I have a rooster that is in need of rehoming. He is about a year old and is a very good protector, and takes very good care of his ladies! He's not that docile to me, but he does love it when you sit and offer him a treat, he'll take it right out of your hand. He is a mix between a...

Hello, I have 6 eggs in my incubator. One hatched, two have pipped and the other three I'm still waiting on. I candled them all the days I was supposed to and one of my EEs looked like it had two embryos in it. (I'm not positive) Now both of the EEs have pipped, but the one I wasn't sure on has...

Welcome to CherriesBrood photo contest 2 Theme~~~ Flowers Introduction~ Hello, and welcome to my photo contest! This is your chance to show off your chicken in some flowers! My last photo contest didn't get very many entries so I'm doing another! I hope you all will join! Having chickens...

Haha, thought that was a good name. ;) Anyways this is a place where you can hang out, have fun, chat, share your pics., videos/ story's, talk chicken, and help each other out! We have plenty of room for everyone so please come on in! Everyone is welcome! I cant wait to get started! Lets have...

It's that time of year again! Share and show pictures of your newly arrived chicks in the mail, ones that you picked up form the feed store, or ones that you hatched! I love to see pics. of new baby chick additions! Also share with me what breed they are and how many you got! :D I will be...

Hello, I will be getting 17 chicks in late February/early March. 7 of them are going to be bantams and I want to make a second coop for them. I already have a huge coop for my laying hens, but I want these to be separate to have piece and hatch eggs for me. I want to build this coop, except...

Hello! I thought I'd start a thread about the mixed breeds in our backyard flock that we have bred ourselves! Let's see what the results are! Please post pics. of your mixed breeds that you have along with what their breeds are. On this thread we can also help you determine what the mix breed...

Hello, I'm trying to find a webcam to put in my chicken coop so I can watch my chickens where ever I am to make sure nothing is happening to them while I'm away. I have looked up everything, but I haven't been able to find anything. Does anyone have suggestions on what I should get? If so what...