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Every so often someone posts a question asking if chickens can survive solely on free-range/forage. The overwhelming response is generally a resounding "no", followed by a laundry list of reasons why it shouldn't be attempted (from not enough forage to increased exposure to predation, etc)...

I ordered Meyers "Rare Marans", Black Australorp, and Blue Andalusian (among others) and I can't tell which is which. Both of these chicks are feather legged. Blue Splash and White Marans? I have no idea...this is the only one with lighter coloring above the eyes. Clean legs...

Hiya- It's been literally YEARS since I've been around BYC but I found my way back recently and have been perusing the posts. I've seen a lot of new names and quite a few old friends still hanging around so here I am, rejoining the craziness...err...community. :) My previous flock was quite...

I really like this guy- I think he's such a pretty bird, but don't know what he is. Probably a mix, but of what? His coloring looks like Red Star hen, but not correct for a roo. Anyone?

One hen out of a flock of 50+ has some strange symptoms while everyone else is perfectly fine. She is a roughly 20 week old Dk. Brahma, not laying yet. I found her two days ago huddled in a corner of the coop in the middle of the day when she would normally be outside. She did not struggle...

Anyone heard of this? I was told to dump used coffee grounds under and around my pet food bowls and it would keep ants away from the food. I wonder if it would work to make the red ants move their mound somewhere else...?

DH and I used to go to an oriental restaurant specifically for their Orange Beef. It was so stout that it would almost bring tears to your eyes just to smell it. Well, the restaurant changed owners and the Orange Beef is no longer what it used to be. I'd love to have a recipe for it. Orange...

This has come up a couple of times, but I've not seen a definitive answer. Can EE's have any color legs or no?

How much difference can there be in comb/wattle growth in the same sex bird? I ordered two pullets, and it looks like I got a pullet and a cockeral unless there is a possibility that the comb and wattles can have quite a difference in size at 8 1/2 weeks old in Cochins. My two Gold Laced...

Well, I woke up to find a baby Buff Orp hatched in the bator today. I had not held out much hope for this batch of eggs- candling showed only the one was definitely progressing, and 2 very slim chances at a maybe. One other egg is pipped, but not moving or chirping. These were shipped eggs...

And, will a hen be able to walk with them curled? One of my mixed breed chicks that we incubated has her toes curling to the side (it is the right foot and they are curling sideways to the right). She is 2 1/2 weeks old and gets around fine. I wonder though, if she'll lose the ability to walk...

I have an 8 wk. old cochin chick that had had a problem with her vent when she was about 5 1/2 to 6 wks. old. I don't know what happened to her, but one day her vent was...well, I guess it was just pushed out, or inside out, or inverted..i'm not sure how to explain it. She had been perfectly...

Ok, I just had to share my good news... I'm getting married! (I know, I know...congrats and all that...blah, blah, blah...) But there's a story --- The guy I'm marrying is my high school sweetheart (we graduated in 1990) AND my ex-husband. (I have been referring to him here in the forums as...

I sure hate that I have to post again with another problem. As if the little birdie we lost, the sick speckled sussex chick, and the coop massacre weren't enough, I now have a 5 month old Lab puppy that has suddenly gone blind. I don't know why this happened to him. It could be an adverse...

I have a 4 day old chick that is unable to eat regular food right now. I have been able to feed it water with an eyedropper and wondered if anyone can suggest a 'liquid' food that will give her some nutrients/energy to keep going until we can get back to regular food. She currently has...

I have a 3 day old Speckled Sussex chick that looks like it is gasping for air. It moves its head up in a jerky type motion and opens its beak for each breath. It is standing with its eyes closed. This started yesterday, mid-day and is still the same. She has had a Mareks Vaccine, is on...

DH and I found this baby bird yesterday afternoon. It seems to have fallen out of an auger we were moving, but we could not find a nest or egg shells or other babies anywhere. We really have no idea where it came from. I don't know it's age or what it is but it is still alive and eating and...

This may be a silly question- Do Ameraucana hatch with dark legs, or do they appear pink and then darken over time?

Wow! This is my first time to incubate eggs so I really didn't expect to have any success with it, but I finally have a pip! It's only day 18/19, so I really wasn't expecting anything to happen yet and I just moved the eggs into the hatcher this morning (apparently just in time!) I have another...

I set the eggs at 5:30 pm yesterday, so I should count today as day 1, correct? I have BCW Polish, Buff Orpington, Araucana, Americauna, and 8 mixed/mystery eggs for a total of 37 in the bator. Haven't been able to get the temps to stay put where I want them. The variance is +/- 1 degree...