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I ordered 6 chicks (Olive Eggers and Lavender Orpingtons) and then I picked out 3 chicks in a bin with 9 different varieties. I picked all grey/blackish ones. The grey ones could be Sapphire Gem, Americauna, Barred Rock or Specialty Brown layer, or maybe I actually picked more lavender...

any good hatcheries on the southeast coast that sell dominiques ?

After doing a lot of research and deciding to purchase hens versus chicks, I caved and got chicks. I'm a first timer, but I researched breeds and my top pick was Australorps. My local TSC had them in stock and I thought I'd get some others for variety. So I got 4 Australorps, 3 Barred Rock, and...

Black Sex Links ~ (AKA Black Stars) ~ Are finally here! Hatched in Small Batches, Contact to Confirm Availability A Waitlist is Available! Males.................................................$2.00/ea. Females..............................................$5.00/ea. What is a Black Sex Link...

We live in a suburban area of Atlanta. A neighbor had a chicken that loved coming to our house and she finally made a place to pay her eggs. We've been feeding her, enjoying her for about a month. She sat on 10 eggs. Today we found she had some hatchlings. We counted 3. She had her nest in a...

I hatched my first egg yesterday, and then my second egg pipped. The second one was dried out so I helped him get out. His head was in between his legs and the membrane was all tan. Anyways, hes out now but do his legs look normal? Im worried helping him out caused him to have messed up legs...

Hi! I am fairly new to the farm world. We have a small backyard chicken coop we started in March, '23. We have 4 hens (1 Rhoad Island Red and 3 Orpingtons) currently. A few weeks ago, one became broody (before we re-homed our Rhoad Island Red rooster) and just yesterday, we got our first baby...

Hen being housed indoors just hatched 4 chicks yesterday and they are so small they can only eat crumbs. I would just give them chick feed, but mum is eating the same food & I don't want her to get an upset stomach from it. Saw someone saying they just crush regular feed to chick size, so i...

Swedish flower chick

I hatched some chicks, and this one hatched fine, but this looks concerning. Also, I had another chick pip, and make like a quarter sized hole, and then just died?

I have 2 black copper Maran roosters in my flock and several different hen types. I recently had a successful hatch of 2 eggs from my coop one is very much a Maran the other I believe is a x with ISA brown. Opinions? Thoughts? How do I determine sex? Thanks!

We had two broody hens who were around a week apart in their incubation time. Hen #1’s chicks hatched about a week ago, and Hen #2 hatched two chicks this morning or earlier. Unfortunately, Hen #2 crushed one of her chicks and began attacking/pecking at the other one, so ultimately we removed...

Hello, everyone :) This is my first post and I wanted to use it to clear out some doubts about fowl pox. First of all, an 8 week old plymouth hen started to show little black scabs on her comb and eyes 5 days ago, so I immediately proceeded to isolate her from the rest of the flock. I have...

Hello! I just picked up some bantam chicks today, and the feed store owner when asked what type of Bantams they are just said “bantams” lol. We have two that look cow print with feathered legs, and two that are a blue color with bare legs. I’d love to know what breed of bantams I just got if...

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We were told we got lavender orpingtons, speckled Sussex, and light Brahma. I think we can differentiate those ones, but we also got olive eggers and ameracaunas; I can’t tell which they are… and I think there might be one more kind. The first 5 photos are of the 3 chicks I can’t identify...

I am hatching a new batch of easter eggers from a batch of girls I've had for a few years. Just this morning, the first egg pipped and I am very excited for this year's hatch to start. But when I looked closer at the pip a few hours later I could see the beak a little better. It looks like it...

Good morning, I have (4) two week old bantam chicks, and tomorrow I am receiving (6) day old polish chicks. Will they be okay to put together in the same brooder? The 2 week bantams are feisty. Any tips?

we got 2 dominant copper chicks today and they were fine the car ride home but when we put them in the brooder one of them started violently pecking the other. she started with just like little pecks to the bum but then she started biting hard and shed latch on and shake her head and wouldnt let...