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I bought two wellsummer chicks from Wilco in April and I'd like to know if you guys think one is a cockerel, the white tipped feathers are throwing me. The gold necked pullet is the other wellsummer who definitely looks to be the right thing, and I know wellsummer roos are red and black while...

She got stung on the skin right under her beak, because she decided a honey bee looked yummy. The stinger was so deep that when I removed it she bled a bit. Will post a photo in a minute

My cat, Rocky, is like my sidekick. He's always checking in on what I'm doing. Today he is interested in watching the peanut butter come out of the grinder. I love his company. He's not too clingy, but when he wants attention he can be very clear about what he wants. He will get up to the same...

I need to get this out of my system! Maybe I need to write about it. I have been wanting to raise Coturnix quail so badly lately. I already know all the quail math, and I am aware that I don't really have the funds right now to build enough pens large enough for big egg or breeder flock, and...

Asked hubby to bring home chicken feed from Wilco, the chain farmstore in our area. (PNW) He brought home about 3 days worth of organic layer feed from WinCo instead, as he was already at the grocery store and saw it in the bulk aisle. We would only be able to afford a full bag from Winco after...

I love Polish chickens. The silver laced and buff laced are gorgeous. I am curious if anyone has done project colors with the breed, such as blue laced silvers or blue laced buff, or anything else worth noting.

Powdery mildew is and always has been very prolific in my area. It does not matter if I treat plants or not. I have lot of herbaceous material it would seem to be shame to waste but I have never put pm infected plants in my compost. Doesn't matter, it returns every year around mid september...

I'm an illustrator and would love some big haired chicken inspiration! I'm looking for any type of head feathering, purebred or mixed. I want to see all the headfeathers! I may or may not do a picture of your chicken. I'm looking for inspiration, which can be fickle. So it's luck of the...

Hi everyone! Just wanted to make a flock thread where I can just post pictures of the chickens that keep me sane. Here's a bunch of the girls, cleaning up spilled snacks. I have a small snack door for my kids to feed scoops of pellets to the chickens, for days when I don't want the birds to get...

First, here are my questions. My dogs are siblings. Names are Duke and Everest. How do I keep the two for sure separated while she goes through her heat cycle, that a three year old child can not compromise? I can't really afford boarding but if it comes down to it, I may have to figure that...

Sagitta hen has a 3/4 inch long strip of skin that has been ripped off. It's still attached, just below her wattle. The flesh underneath seems freshly damaged. Should I wrap it down and see if it reattaches and heals? What should I use to clean and disinfect it? I have Neosporin and hydrogen...

My three year old had been painting flower pots with red paint. Just hanging out with her brother on the back porch. Getting messy but with kid friendly paint. Te this trio really loves the kids so they hopped over the rail to investigate. I had stepped inside at the time to refill the paint...

I have a lot of arborvitae need trimmed. My coop is starting to come due for more bedding. Can I capitalize on my abundance of arborvitae or is it harmful for the chickens? They already like to go under them and hunt for insects, but that's in the dead needle/leaves. I'm wondering about freshly...

Jeffrey hatched November 16th 2021 We are in Salem Oregon His mother was a Cochin, and his father was a Mosaic x Easter egger cross. He has one fibromelanistic gene, which is why he has a mulberry comb, earlobes and wattles. He is used to kids and has not been aggressive toward them or me (so...

This is the first post of my gallery! It's a portrait of my chicken, Nutmeg. Copic markers on watercolor paper 2022

I want to make a gallery thread of my poultry art and miniatures but don't want to break any rules I might be unaware of. Is it okay to: 🥚Post my art on a thread specifically for this purpose? 🥚Offer the art for sale or link to the e commerce sites they are on? 🥚Negotiate commissions for such...

This is from one of our meat chicks, a 3 week old freedom ranger. Is it blood? The color is more like cooked carrot than red. Should I treat for coccidia? This was in a watery puddle. I wiped it up onto the white paper towel so it could be better seen. It was on a reddish colored wood floor...

Ugh last night sucked, but it could have been worse. At about 4:30 am the chickens were freaking out. I went out there, and the first thing I noticed was that I could see all of my birds except for Nutmeg. Then I checked the nest area and there was a mother possum with three babies hanging on...

I have seen my 17 week old cockerel attempt to impress hens with the wing dance, but haven't seen any successful matings yet. If he is able to mate, would the hen be fertilized, or is he too young still? He is the only male I have at the moment with a flock of seven ladies. Three of them are...

Hello, I have a situation with my flock. Recently we added four younger birds to our flock. We have four older birds from April 2019. We were using the method of see but not touch, and they had been around eachother this way for about four or five weeks. Three of our older hens have accepted...