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My non-aggressive Welsummer rooster molted his tail feathers, and the hens are worrying him sick. Will Blue Coat stop them, or is there another solution since I have no safe place to put him separately other than a dog crate?

My little Serama mother of seven chicks who are 5 weeks old was egg bound this morning. I soaked her in warm water and helped her successfully pass the egg which was hard shelled and intact. Later today she was able to walk around a bit and eat, but this evening she did not get on the roost. She...

Is it OK if after 24 hours since first pip if only one of the chick's legs is free from the shell? It is fluffy and dry, and the chick is still peeping vigorously. I am concerned that its head is not breaking through the shell by now. This chick is being hatched by its mom a Serama bantam.

I had begun to think she was born without an oviduct! Dahlia is a blue Ameraucana Silkie cross bantam hen. I'm so happy she finally laid, and the egg is a very light blue-green color. Here is a picture for size comparison: Both of my Buff Orpintgons are broody, so Dahlia laid this egg...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd8DrTX9cCA&feature=user There Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens Teenage Mutant Kung Fu Chickens Cackle Symphony

Little Boy Blue 13 wk. old Blue Orpington Bantam cockerel Rhett and Scarlet 13 wk. old Welsummer cockerel and pullet Thank you, James! They are already mixing quite well with the rest of the flock.

A BIG thanks to jmhappycowboy and Joe for this wonderful brooder pen. It will come in handy if Naomi successfully hatches the 5 little Serama bantam eggs Penny laid. The hatch should begin on the 17th this month! Of course it can also be used to totally house a couple of bantams or be used as a...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=440720#p440720 This chicken owner can't seem to get any one with experience to help her with her sick hen. Please read the posts on the above link. I'm afraid I posted the link to the last page, but you can go back to the beginning and...

Clear Egg with Pores Egg with Blood Ring and Blood Spot DH went with me tonight to the coop to give me a 2nd opinion on Penny's 5 eggs. We are in agreement about these two, so I removed them from the nest. I'm not 100% certain about the other 3 because I still don't see bloodvessels, but it...

To ALL the good eggs I know! "A true friend is someone who thinks you are a good egg even though they know you are slightly cracked." Happy Easter!

I took these pics March 17, 2008 so y'all could see my 2 new Buff Orps from jmhappycowboy and see my broody hen, Penny on her eggs. Dahlia was particularly funny during the photo shoot, but actually, she's a clown in a chicken suit every day! Click on the picture to see the slide show.

I moved Penny and her nest of golf balls into an isolation pen just now. DH carried the basket of what we hope are her fertile eggs. She pecked me as I removed the golf balls. There was only room for four of them under the little Serama bantam. I was able to place her freshest 5 eggs under her...

First of all, I hope I'm posting this in the right place. I was looking at pics of bantam breeds and ran across a ginger red American game bantam. The pullet reminded me very much of my Brandy. If anyone has a pullet chick they could ship to Raymond, MS, please let me know! Beautiful bird! I...

I am currently collecting Serama bantam eggs from Penny. I have 7 golf balls in her laying box and my hope is that she will go broody while the eggs (hopefully fertile) are still viable. I don't have a candler, and I can't see anything through the shells with a regular flashlight. When should I...

After free ranging for about an hour today, Brandy had cockleburs stuck in her breast feathers. This has never happened before. She sat in my lap and allowed me to try to remove them, but some were stuck well enough that I was removing bits of feather with them. Would warm water help remove them...

Well, Brandy laid an egg again today with a shell so soft it broke when I was removing it from the laying box. She won't touch the oyster shell or egg shells. She was never particulary fond of layer pellets unless I broke them into smaller pieces, so per the feed and seed store's recommendation...

If a hen hatches her own eggs, is it possible for her to raise them without a brooder? When or at what temperatures is this advisable or possible?

I read somewhere that a 2 inch diameter roost is right for chickens. It seems a bit large for my bantams. Is there a right size for bantams?

I am sad to report that my mixed chicken, Brandy has not really quit laying for 6 days now. I found half of one of her egg shells in the middle of the coop floor this morning, but no evidence of the insides of the egg. I think she laid it in the rafters but i can't be certain about that. To my...