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Hi everyone! I have two separate broods of chicks growing right now. One set is 2 weeks old and with a momma hen, the other batch is 8 weeks old and was just weaned. All are with the main flock since I hate integrating birds. The older chicks are all marans mixes (BCM and chocolate marans) and...

Hi everyone! Okay so I know it’s impossible to pinpoint this batch of chicks’ specific breeds, but I’m curious if y’all have any ideas of parent breeds, potential feathering patterns, or what breeds might be the most prominent based on what the chick looks like right now. Obviously just for fun...

Hi all, I had a broody hatch out 5 chicks, and one was still in the egg a day after the rest. Because momma is flighty and was already taking breaks off the nest, I took this one inside and popped it in the incubator hoping it would finish the hatch. I ended up having to assist the hatch, but...

Hi all, day 22 here, had a broody sitting on a nest on 7 eggs, 5 have fully hatched by yesterday morning. I decided to lift up momma's chest to took a look at the last two. One dead, likely before the 11th day when I last candled as even then I wasn't sure. I tossed that one. The other I candled...

Hi All! First time letting a broody mama sit on eggs. She's got a clutch of 7 that were all viable at day 14. She's so determined I've been physically removing her from her nest once a day to eat/drink/poop since day 3, as I noticed she wasn't leaving at all. She's currently on day 17 - when...

Hi all, Found a hen sitting down outside 20 minutes ago. 2 hours ago she was fine. She can't stand, when I tried to support her she seems super weak and floppy. Her comb is turning purple and she's having head tremors and breathing very heavily. What could be going on? I do have a mareks...

Got bamboozled and ended up with three chicks. Language barriers existed… it’s a long story. Anyway, did I get double bamboozled and also get cockerels? Normally I’m not bad at IDing but these birds are bizarre and have me stumped. Breed is “a massive orange rooster” for a dad, and the mom...

Hi all, I have a pullet (21 weeks) whose been straining for a few days now, but she was able to defecate, so I wasn't entirely sure if she was egg bound or not, especially because she hasn't started laying yet. Today I saw her straining and saw the egg. I have her in the bath with epsom salts...

I have a pullet (20 weeks old) not laying yet, been panting very heavily for 2 or 3 days now. It’s not hot here so I don’t think it’s heat stroke. Her poops are normal, crop and body feels normal? No eye swelling or anything weird. Her comb flushes really red and then goes back pale, but she’s...

Hi all, I have a 15 week old pullet. Noticed some watery poop from her yesterday, and today she seemed a little less active/slightly lethargic so I separated her and brought her into the house. Outside she was standing around, head tucked down and in. Her stool is watery, and the occasional one...

Hi everyone! I have a total of 8 young pullets, 1 cockeral right now. All are 9-10 weeks old now. 6 of the pullets + the cockerel (all bym) were brooded together, and I added the three extra pullets (two cream/one pearl legbar) about two weeks ago, when they were all about 7-8 weeks old...

Hello! I have 11 bym mix chicks between 5-6 weeks old. These chicks I'm curious on, can't quite figure out gender yet (I know it might be too early to get a conclusive answer, but I'm curious!). Parents are from a breeder and a a possible mix of french marans (black, blue, lavender, and...