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Hello all! Below is a picture of our 15 week old Spitzhauben “Cayenne Pepper”. Dad is a gold Spitzhauben. Mom is a silver Spitzhauben. we have read that offspring of this color combination produces a sex linked chick. Judging by the color, hes gold like dad, but he’s (?) not showing much in...

Chick a friend received (saved?) from a breeder today is not using its legs. Going to administer a vitamin B supplement, and scrambled eggs. This doesn't look like spraddle leg; looks to be pigeon toed and not trying to use its legs. Any help would be appreciated! It is a little awkward, as I...

This is an especially rough one to ask about for me. Silkie hen, age unknown. Sold to me as a "9 month old" when I was younger and dumber 2 years ago. Suspect she is at least 5 now, if not older. Last Wednesday her rooster pecked her pretty good/bad at the back of the head, not sure why as we...

Three weeks ago we moved our hatchery chicks outside, and in the process had an accident with one of the Spitzhauben kids. This is totally, entirely, 120% our fault and I am the first to own that. Little girl Hobbes has been having symptoms of what appears to be spraddle or splayed leg in her...

We are out of NC, heading to Santa Fe New Mexico on vacation right now. Wondering if anyone in the area has hatching eggs for sale. Craigslist definitely let me down on this one!

Thanks for stopping to read this. One of our BYC family is going through some tough times, and needs some support. I've spoken to her on the phone, and she could sure use us! OP is here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/been-very-emotional-since-wednesday-evening.1312388/ All I'm...

Hello friends! I did scan this forum, but didn't see a thread quite what I was after. Got eggs pipping, and I've got to share! Eggs from Ebay, placed 5/2. Bought 10, shipped 11, down to 9 in 2 incubators (space concern). On to the action! First time using this thermometer/hygrometer. Now...

TL;DR: things are happening! This is Maizie. Maizie is a silkie. Maizie is broody. Not a surprise. I have chicks inside from Cackle that are in isolation after being mailed, as well as 3 incubators of eggs waiting to hatch. Due to my... egg-aquiring opportunities, this will be a staggered...

This is Damian, my silkie rooster. White father x splash mother. He appears to be a splash with brown banding across his body. Is there a name for this, or is it just neat?

Its a sad day on our little farm. Our Wyandotte Hen passed away during the night. I found her sitting in the coop fluffed up and legatharic. I moved her to the "hospital in" and began working on her. At first Virginia and I thought she was hypothermic and treated her for that. Doing...

Alright folks, we need help. The situation: We have 13 birds, mixed flock. One of them is a year+ old laying silkie hen. We have two 3.5 month old Wyandotte cockerels. The two cockerels hatched and grew up together with 4 pullets and have no problem with each other. They have gotten, in the past...

Hello! We are a small hobby farm in Western NC and here to learn as much about our lovely feathered friends as I can. So here is our introduction: (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? We are fairly new but I (James) have been around chickens for a few years. We got our...