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What are the chances of creating sexable chicks from a partridge hen under solid male? Just wondering about the random genetic trivia y’all are so good at! Moms are BC1 Olive Eggers from a BCM dad and bred back to a BCM. I noticed some chicks have solid chipmunk stripes vs a dashed line

This wee love pipped and didn’t progress at all, but I found some interesting things and was hoping for insight if anyone had some! External pip, but the membrane didn’t look pierced at all when I inspected closer. I wish I’d remembered to see if it was upside down in the egg, I distinctly...

My sweet Mags, a 2 year old WTB (said to be developed from leghorns), has had a severe prolapse this evening. I’ve dealt with mild ones previously and now all the general care. She’s currently in a darkened crate and will have food withheld, cortison cream applied. Just wondering if anyone could...

Our bestest boy ever has been with us for over two years now. Rocky is a massive black mystery roo that moved in after his flock was killed and has been the perfect roo. Gentle to the ladies, has never shown an ounce of aggression, cohabitates with other roos, keeps the evil bastardised roos...

These two birbs are presumed siblings, I thought they were both from my Sicilian Buttercup hen. I swear one had a dot at hatch and one without, but my memory is poo… The obvious roo is melanised Silkie x and the mystery is not. Likely dad are blue silkie or blue bantam Cochin, very slight chance...

Are laced Cochins able to be sexed by the same “rules” (not the word I’m looking for, brain fog yay) as Wyandottes? We’ve raised a LOT of bantam Cochin roos, like never had a pullet lol. The darker band is giving me a bit of anxiety on this 10 week chick, but none of ours have not had massive...

This little fellow is 10ish weeks old, TSC bin. Poor bean couldn’t fly out of the brooder box (they have a box with wire cover in the coop and to integrate, I leave it propped open so the hens lay in there. It blends the groups very quickly). I’ve never had a frizzle before and he looks quite...

Our broody abandoned the last pipped egg and I thought it was dead, super cold and stiff. Luckily I saw it gasp when I finished chores and brought it inside to dispose of. However, it’s really struggling :/ The legs are looking a bit better with hobbles, but the toes look completely flattened...

This is little Buckie! She has something wrong with her leg (spraddle and a bruised foot), but her drinking worries me too. I’ve tried shallow, pebbles, but she only drinks if the can put her whole face in 😭 Then she gasps and bubbles a bit. Is there anything else I can do to help? Syringe...

My friend is getting me in so much trouble! She saw some Isabella leghorns at a local feed store and I just had to have some 😅 I’d love to see pics and hear what you like/don’t like about them!

My dad’s guineas have been laying for a few months and he’s hoping we can replenish his flock after the raccoons got some. Are they big enough??? I always thought they’d be bigger lol. We’re checking for fertility once my girls get home, they hate missing all the fun lol. We are pretty sure he...

I have had such bad luck with getting cockerel from the “better” hatcheries… Hoovers has never done me wrong! Soooooo, is this another cockerel?

A friend hatched out some of my eggs and several were barred Olive Egger (Kalamata looks to be cuckoo Marans with crested Legbar). Possible dad is BCM or Welsummer, I’d assume if Kevin/Karen the Polishes got any action it would be obvious lol. Would the Welsummer cross also be a sex link? Brown...

Penny has been struggling with crop issues for a very long time. She has prolapsed previously and seemed fine on the back end, I check her often just in case. MASSIVE squishy crop, I treated with monistat and it resolved briefly. She gets grit with probiotics or something, free ranges. Constant...

Dammit Kevin, why are you so stupid??? We were hit with some unexpectedly cold weather (-29°F NOT windchill) Sunday night. Everyone fine, even the bantam Polish who refuses to sleep in a coop. Last night was -14° in the coop and I checked everyone for frostbite, etc when I did morning rounds. No...

This lil bean hatched and is blue silkie roo over blue/black/white silkies, Mille Fleur D’Uccle, bantam Light Brahma, and barred somethings lol. We’re still fluffing up, but it doesn’t have 5 toes. Would it automatically be a mix for guesses? Definitely fibromelanistic, but a few lighter toenails

Has anyone had a chance to try it yet??? I love my Kebonnix, but would like to increase my space this spring for olive egg projects 😅

Is there any reason we can’t use this heated trough with horizontal nipples? Obviously it will be covered

My BLRW had a minor prolapse this morning and I’ve popped her in a crate for observation. She’s pooped several times and has not prolapsed again 🤞🏼 She’s quite upset about being stuck inside. How long should I keep her in? I monitor the flock several times a day

30 week chick is looking close to laying, but suddenly started acting strange. Usual coccidiosis stance, but very good colour still. No signs of yucky poop in the coop, under perches, etc. Recently wormed due to lice in flock (none on her, everyone got ivermectin pour on). We did have a rapid...