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Hello, my mother went to check the brooder and our Cochin is limping -- it is walking on the outside of it's foot. I'm not sure if it's a sprain or what is going on, I felt each leg from toes to thigh joint and nothing feels out of place. The only think I can relate it to would be if a human...

We ordered the rare breed assortment from McMurray this year, they've been identified breed wise but one. It's all black, pink skin, and dark legs, very camera shy as it's the smallest and and hides underneath everyone else. It only has 4 toes. I want to say it's just a bsl pullet but because...

Two of these came in our rare breed special from Murray McMurray and I'm leaning cochin. I have a brahma and it's just not screaming out brahma to me. We're happy either way. We have some really weird looking speckled ones but they headed straight for the brooder plate when we got them in the...

My mom purchased an owltra indoor/outdoor trap and is now hesitant to use it because we had a garage fire last year and she had a nightmare about it sparking and setting our barn on fire even though it's battery powered. Anything I can do to reassure her?? It's got great reviews and my indoor...

Hello-- southern shiawassee county and we've looked everywhere online for Polish chicks but they're sold out I think my mother would take adults she just wants some fluffy heads in the flock that are clean legged. I've lost my way to the Michigan forum so if someone can send me there or you're...

One of our buff orp ladies laid an enormous double yolker and then back to business as usual. She's fine but I was wondering if it's a breed thing. My Brahma hen did a few as a pullet but they weren't nearly as massive. Should I expect more or will it likely be a one time deal?? I keep thinking...

I was thinking about this last night and was wondering if the buff and red tones would be more pronounced. I was also thinking sapphire rocks and RIR. We have a very nicely tempered SLW/egger roo and know already it would be a Heinz 57 mix but I was thinking color dominance, not sex linking...

My usually calm d'uccle rooster has been overly amorous this summer and my hen squared up with him. She's the dominant hen and will fight roos or hens if provoked enough when she molts... but she's been really calm... until I walked into the coop this morning greeted by a loud rooster and an...

My seabright/d'uccle mix is 24 weeks, and still not laying, she hasn't pinked up in the crest with her adult female comb in. I'm aware that they're not a huge egg laying breed , but her mom was at pol at 18 weeks and I find it a bit odd. Should I be concerned?? She's healthy. Her brother is in...

My mom brought home half dozen chicks of which two are black sex links. One of them is black with red extending into it's wings, the other is black with the normal amount of red I'm used to seeing. I've read that roosters of the breed always look like a standard barred rock. Is that true or do I...

We almost had a coop fire-- I got it before it reached it but my chickens were close enough to inhale the dust. I've been observing them and they seem okay but I am worried. Everyone's eating and drinking and pooping normally.

My seabright x d'uccle mix is 15 weeks. Like her mother, she was born without a comb. Eventually around 12 weeks her mom pinked and laid at 16 weeks. Absolutely no sign of pinking up yet and I don't know whether to switch to layer food or keep with the chick feed till she lays or do a mix. I...

About 18 months ago I incubated a rock (roo) and white brahma (hen) the two surviving offspring both had partially feathered legs, one was a roo and one was a hen. Fast forward to now... Golden Seabright hen x Mlle Fleur d'uccle roo. Cockerel has clean legs like mom and pullet has feathered...

Hello everyone, the silkie I rescued is a a silkie x cornish cross roo. Is he doomed?? Appropriately 9 months old and doesn't eat like a glutton.

Silver oegb left, crele oegb right. Crele confirmed roo and is shown for comparison purposes only. I have someone who wants a roo. These are the same age and shipment.

I know for sure the brownish red one is a cockerel. The silver one?? No idea. Same age and shipment location and date. The one I'm sure is a roo has been blushed up for about three weeks. The silver duckwing has a bit of blush just starting. They're six weeks old. I've never raised oegb myself...

I have room to separate my chicks. I was wondering if this would cause an issue of stress if separation between my chicks. They're very close knit and 4 1/2 to 5 weeks.

Someone let four roosters loose in the field across from our house last night. We thought they'd be gone with the weather and predators. They're still there. I managed to catch the silkie roo and we're waiting for a callback from our friend that handles silkies. I don't know how' to trap the...

I have 2 oegb chicks and I'm getting a bit concerned. I'm aware of the cock fighting issue but is the instinct natural or is it environmental?? I keep reading horror stories about them and they're rough housing with their brood mates but no one is getting injured.

Since seabrights are hen feathered does that meant they're going to come out with a seabright pattern or a combination of my Mlle Fleur and seabright?? They have more black on them where the gold on the chicken fluff on the chest area as opposed to pure seabright. My Mlle Fleur Roo has a lot of...