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I use color coded zip ties to mark birds for various reasons; what month and year of hatch, birds for the next cull, etc.

Are those hatches from hens where all the eggs are set on the same day, or are they staggered hatches?

It should be back before dusk; they're very social animals and it'll want to bed down with its broodermates.

The crop is fine; it means she's eating well. The shoulder patches are normal as well and it's because she's outgrowing her down. She'll feather out but, between now and then, she'll look patchy and bedraggled. She may be a bantam that got mixed in with standard sized chicks.

Put the feeder in a plastic kiddie pool. It'll contain the mess, cut down on feeding the mice and, when the feeder runs out (or you take a pause on keeping it filled), the chickens have a handy little concentrated pile of spilled feed to fall back on. Also, yes; get it so the openings are about...

You may not get over it completely but allow it to become part of your experience; if there's a next time, whether it's a chicken or some other animal, you can proceed according to your knowledge and comfort level. Or not. You do what you're capable of, and find a mentor to help you with the...

I have had JG's and, as others have said, they take forever to mature and that includes laying eggs. I currently have Bresse and a heavy bodied strain of Rhode Island Reds as dual purpose birds. Both mature fairly quickly, both are prolific layers. Roosters of both give a 3-lb table ready...

She may have an abscess; have you examined her extra carefully? She may also have a vent disorder like gleet, which can make her vent look moist but stink like rot.

They're American Bresse. Big bodied, broad shouldered, tall boys. They're over a very mixed flock.

I have two excellent roosters over the main flock; the rest went here.

They are ready and then some. Fully feathered = ready for life outside.

ACV is one of the most divisive topics on BYC. Some people feel that their chickens would immediately turn to dust without it while others view those first people as hopeless neanderthals rubbing ancient talismans. I don't believe it hurts or helps in the doses most people prescribe. I drink a...

Just an update of an old thread. The Bresse seem to have a fairly low hatch rate, about 30% success. The duds are either infertile or quit about the 7-10 day mark. I've had GREAT success with crossing my heritage RIR hens to the Bresse roosters. The offspring are white with a red blush on the...

Corid acts to disrupt the coccidia bacteria's ability to use vitamin B, so don't supplement B vitamins while you're treating with Corid or else you'll waste money and time. It took my chicks only a couple of days to turn around, but continue treating for 7-10 days. Don't bother upping the dose...

A pic of his stool would be helpful. It sounds like coccidia/coccidiosis. If it is, a course of Corid would certainly help.

Brothers and hatchmates Little Enos Birdett: Big Enos Birdett:

He is a beamy one, isn't he! He'd be square if he was just a bit taller. I don't see an CX in him aside from the thickness but, seeing his father, I think he'll look a lot like him when he matures and maybe a bit broader. Both of my roosters are Bresse; one was broad and the other looked...

Just feed them "all flock" feed and keep some crushed oyster shell available to them. The rooster won't bother with the oyster shell and the all flock feed doesn't have supplemental calcium.