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Not a Welsumer.. they should have yellow legs and no white on the lobes plus the feather pattern is all wrong.. guessing a hybrid or Egger of sorts. Maybe a Welsumer cross but not pure or not of breed standard quality, according to my current understanding and experience. Still pretty. 🥰

I've seen correlation between waddle size and testicle size during harvest.. The testes matched the waddles.. the particular rooster had one big and one small. Maybe if a (mean) rooster study is done this could be part of the reporting. :pop

Bare ground is breeding ground for bad bacteria and nothing to invite good microbes to the party.. don't do that. Shavings quickly decompose and turn into dirt themselves. Sand is also popular ON PAPER but quickly becomes a chicken litter box that stinks to high heaven EVEN when poops are...

Small hasp type latches with caribeeners siilar to those seen in the following link have been effective for me. https://www.homedepot.com/b/Hardware-Door-Hardware-Door-Accessories-Hasps/N-5yc1vZc7lj I have also used double "I" hooks with a caribeaner. ran through the middle to lock them...

The first one looks "slab sided". See following link for cool video and information.. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/common-egg-quality-problems.65923/

Hi, welcome to BYC! :frow Congrats on your babies! You'll wanna post a picture of what you're describing so we can see if it's normal or picking.. also a picture of your brooder set up along with a description of howw many chicks, heat source, lighting conditions, etc.

Sounds like he was being baited.. like come over here so I can get you.. and you should expect a fight.. Gifting something in the chicken world means.. I am dominant.. and the taker is the less dominant one. They'd not be "working it out" at this age for my flock.. though it may be possible...

They'll practice perching in the daytime first and then graduate to roosting at night.. give it time. All flocks will vary some.

Great reply given in post 7. :thumbsup

Looks like a serious deformity more than a splayed leg.. I consider culling. Sorry.

No you are bound to break her broodiness.. let them out with her and let her introduce them to the flock before she's done with them while she may still offer some protection. She will cut them loose on her own.. when she determines they no longer need to warm up under her and such.

Craigslist farm and garden section.. renew the post every few days to move it back towards the top of that days listings where it can be seen. 2 of my local feed stores have posting boards. Northern Ca (coast) is a large region.. you might also be able to post on your state thread on here...

Paint can be fun genes to work with and doesn't breed 100% true.. also creates holes in the melanin pigmentation or something to that effect. Post pics for better feed back please.

Not too popular in the US yet.. but they've been around for a few years.. https://greenfirefarms.com/lavender_wyandotte.html I wonder where your farm store orders from.. I haven't seen them at any of the lower priced hatcheries yet. Cute babies. congrats! 🥰 Also sorry for your prior loss.

If you wet them.. it will quickly turn into a mash.. not too much water and it's like moist crumble.

Hi there and welcome to BYC! :frow My first small flock of 3 was a barred Rock, a Rhode Island Red, and an Easter Egger.. they were a lovely group and it was fun to collect the variety of egg colors as well as having a variety of eye candy (different colored hens) decorating the yard. Of those...

Hi, hope you're enjoying BYC! :frow Yes.. they will settle down.. like ALL juvenile animals. The integration in and of itself could be enough to cause some spastic behavior.. Let the older girls raise up that boy and then he may become a good flock leader. I LOVE the more mature birds.. once...

I agreee with the first poster and would try treating for coccidiosis first. Sounds like you could have been dealing with Marek's. Juvenile eyes are grey before they start getting their color.. but grey iris and not reacting to light is not normal.. and may POSSIBLY be a symtom of Marek's.. as...

Yes I have some idea.. it's reproductive material that sloughs off during the formation process and is different than blood spots. There's a cool video in the following link which is informative. But also many symptoms can have separate possible causes and it lists disease for almost...

Hi, hope you're enjoying BYC! :frow Flock raiser in our country (US) is usually around 20% protein and 1% calcium.. The grower (b) or starter (a) would both be fine choices. Some starter feeds may be "medicated" and may therefore not be a first choice. If this is not an issue feed "A" would...