vaulted skull

Hello my husband went to chick day at the local feed store. I gave him a very specific list of breeds but of course chicken math happened. Supposedly the seller threw in some extra chicks for free...and my husband has no idea what they are. There are 2 that have me stumped and confused. Please...

hey everyone! Brand new chicken mum here. So I just got 4 baby Silkies. And I find myself worrying about the one with a vaulted skull, kind of incessantly. She is in with all the other chicks, 2 Faverolles, 2 australorps, 2 Ameraucanas and of course, the other 3 silkies. But I keep...

Hi everyone! I’m new here and new to hatching. I just hatched my first group of Silkie chicks and one of them seems to be having some problems. First it took almost 30 hours to hatch, it seemed very stuck so I assisted with the hatch a little so it could get its head out. It was hatched with a...

This is my first time hatching Lavender Araucana. They are bred from UK standard show stock so they are totally different from US standards but hopefully someone will be familiar with this breed. I read on another thread that Araucana chicks born with a prominent lump on their head are likely...