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Now.. I know how behavior is easily written off as him being his mother’s sassy chick but I don’t think I can deny him being a cockerel any longer. Thought it should confirm.. thick legs, reddening comb, tidbitting and dominant chick(I know hens can be dominant chicks, I just also know it can...

I’m getting my first pigeons/doves this year(I have experience with exotics) I’m looking for cheap but reliable and safe brands for their supplies/food? And any other info I need to know. I’m currently researching them through my ornithology books. Not positive on breed yet, either...

Is the “golden” in golden deathlayers non-dominant? I have a couple pures and a few mixes, the rooster is a golden deathlayer. The white and black ones have a Brahma momma, the multi-colored has a white Jersey giant momma and the black one has a lavender Orpington momma. Now what's confusing...

What would a black copper maran rooster over a splash maran hen produce? So far she’s just blue, but I’m wondering how I should expect her to feather out (still with the splash pattern? Partly red? No splash pattern?) Parents are the last two

I’ve read up on egg shell health benefits so I’m starting to process them into a powder to add to stuff! Any recommendations for recipes? Foods, drinks, pastries, dog food powder, etc.

CW; Preserved whole/parts of poultry and/or the progress. My rooster passed away last month, he was the best rooster I’ve ever had. Absolutely broke my heart. So we decided to preserve his feet! I wanted to see everyone else’s experience with preserving so please share here! Here’s the...

Henny Penny is a couple hours older than her hatch mates but she’s half their size. I’m fairly certain she’s from my 6 year old hen which is the only explanation I can think of for her being so tiny? She did have an injury with the brooder plate coming apart and falling on her (not enough to...

I was hoping they’d be BCM mixes but I’m starting to think I got unlucky 😅 thoughts? Not very good photos. They’re pretty skittish. Dola has a white face and black body but she has white growing in with black on her wings and tail, her feet feathers are also white. Jiji is black with white...

I know pullets and submissive cockerels will squat early on but this is SUPER early on. This is Tombo, they’re not even a week old and they’re already squatting for me, like full on squat which they held… wings out and all. Do chicks normally do that this early on?

I feel like it’s a stupid question, but why are my deathlayer chicks such different shades? Yakul is dark red around the head and darker around the body while Teto is yellow around the head and has more white. They’re both goldens. What does the color difference mean? Added pictures of their...

I can’t figure out what happened. I don’t see any open wounds, I don’t see any signs on injury on her at all… her eye is just suddenly super swollen with a foamy eye. What do I do? What even is it?

I am only able to figure out two of my chicks moms, the rest I’m at a complete loss for. So here are pictures of the chicks with the potential moms. All have my old blue based Swedish flower rooster as dad. I’m really hoping one of them is a full Swedish flower..

This chick hatched about 53 hours ago. Most of their hatchmates are already in the brooder… this chick won’t open their eyes, they can- they did when I dripped on some eye drops but closed them again shortly after. They hobble around with their eyes closed and everything. Their toes are also...

I’m picking Reba up soon, she’s around 5 years old. I noticed she has a single white spot under her wing, what would this make her coloration? Black w/ white leakage? What would cause this? White Cochin somewhere in her bloodline?

So I just snipped off leg bands from 2 of my chickens. They’ve had them on since they were young by the looks of it.. they’re 2 years old now. Is there anything wrong with the legs now? Tendons/nerves/muscles cut off? I know it’s not likely but better safe than sorry. They’re not limping or...

this is Micha. She’s obviously an Easter egger but I’m hoping people can tell what she’s mixed with… I’m thinking Brahma based off the leg feathers and size (she’s pretty big) but she has white leakage in her earlobes. Thoughts? Too mixed to tell? She did have a beard and muffs but they got...

Lots of posts lately! Sorry for that! But what is everyone’s favorite seed to sprout for chicks? I have 6 days till they’re supposed to hatch so I have awhile to get them to the proper growth!(not too big, not too little)

I noticed something on my salmon faverolle hen, Rat. I am 100% positive she is a pure SF she’s just very much so pet quality… but her comb doesn’t seem right? She has two spikes on her comb, I don’t see it on any SF hens online. Can SF have some lines with this?

So… I have chicks hatching in about a week. I did plan to wait longer but my rooster got killed and I wanted his chicks. My brooder is outdoors. It was supposed to be warmer by now but it’s been going from 30F-50F all week! With proper heating, will they still be okay in this? It’ll have bedding...

People are asking me what kind of comb Dutch has and what her pattern is- but I have no clue. I feel like she’s just a mix? She is a mixed breed, not positive on what… definitely Mille fleur d’Uccle and maybe sultan or silkie. Is her comb just a single comb? Is it called something different...