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If you put a dark brahma rooster with barred rock hens, they will be sex link. Males will e black with a spot on their head. Females will be all black. Ove done it once. Supposedly that works with cuckoo marans hens too (they loom very similar to barred rocks), but I haven't tried it.

That's what I was afraid of! Thank you.

I have an older hen with a very firm abdomen. It's very hard & hot. She waddles around the yard & just looks so uncomfortable. I havent seen her lay an egg in a few weeks now. She's an older hen (not sure how old, but I'm almost certain she's over 4 years old), so at first I didn't think...

Great idea, I have lots of coconut oil. Thanks!

I'm thinking these are lice nits? Theyre all over around his legs & underside. I'm pretty confident it's lice though, we've had it before, but never this bad. I have him separated & will definitely be cleaning & treating the coop. Thank you for the advice on supplements!! I did give him eggs &...

I'm dealing with chicken lice & I came across someone that said to buy concentrated permethrin, mix it with a lot of water (I think it was 1/16cup permethrin with 5gal of water in a bucket -- but double check to make sure), & quickly dunk the infested chicken(s). I'm using a permethrin spray...

I'm mostly posting because I need reassurance that I'm doing the right thing. I have a Brahma rooster that is covered in lice & nits.... I discovered the infestation because he has been laying down a lot, & very wobbly when he's up trying to keep up with the flock, & I was checking for...

That's my thinking too. High 60s/low70s. Still cool for eggs ☹️

I need advice please! I have another broody hen who has been dutifully sitting in her eggs for about 20 days now. Around day 3 or 4, she got back in the wrong nesting box & was sitting on the wrong set of eggs. I put her back on her eggs as soon as I noticed, but I'm guessing that will delay...

I have a Cream Legbar on eggs that have started hatching.... this was the first egg to "hatch". I found it dead like this & mama hen had buried it under the bedding. Did something cause it to hatch only halfway & then die? Does this just happen sometimes? This is my second attempt at having a...

Hi! I'm in Mesa too! It does get VERY hot in the summer & they will need some special attention, BUT most breeds will do okay. We flood a shady spot in the yard for them to stand in the water, & run a fan in their coop during the day. I give them a bowl of ice water mid day (but not as their...

My hen has been sitting on eggs for 21 days, & the first egg has pipped, but she's off the nest!! Is that normal? She had been leaving the nest once or twice a day (which I know normal), but is it okay now that that one has pipped? Should I go get her & put her back?

It's frustrating isn't it? Based on the replies I've gotten, I'm wondering if other hens are fighting her for the box-- I think she chose everyone's favorite box to go broody in. I have a specific EE in mind that does favor that box... anyway, possibly other hens causing problems? This kind of...

Thank you all! I think she did decide to hatch her eggs in one of the favorite nesting boxes, so it would make sense that other hens would fight her for it. I tried one more time to move her to a new nest (this time i moved her at night), & she settled on them just fine without panicking. I...

I have a broody hen sitting on eggs. They should start to hatch in two or three days. However, the last two days I have gone out to check on her & her eggs, I have found a broken egg (& a dead, mostly developed chick ☹️) under her with the other eggs. Along with the ruined egg, I keep finding a...

I have a broody hen who's eggs should hatch in about 5 days. I'm wondering if i can sneak a couple ducklings under her? We have been wanting ducks for eggs & I could order a couple ducklings to have them here just after chick hatching is done. Have you done this? Should I NOT do this? Any...

Awesome, thank you!! I had read somewhere that you could make sex link chicks with SLW hens.... the red base Brahma makes sense. Mine isn't red based (he's a dark Brahma, lots of black) but still good to know!! He did make black sex link females with my barred rock hens!

That link has so much info! Her eggs are a mix of corrugated & wrinkled, I've seen both from her. Thank you! I'll see what I can do for her.

First, I'm sorry if this is under the wrong section. It seemed the most relevant, although this is in no way an emergency. I'm wondering if this has to do with a past injury? Anyway, I have a sweet Leghorn hen who lays eggs like this almost everyday. The shells are not smooth, & they are...

I just hatched sex-link chicks with my Brahma rooster & barred rock hens. (Males had yellow spots on their head, females had all black heads 🥳) Can I use my silver laced Wyandotte hens also, to get sex-link chicks with the same rooster? Thanks!!!