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Hello, I have a 6 week old chick that I found looking like this yesterday morning. She was actually flat on her back and her feet were twitching, here I had separated her from the other chicks and she lay on her side twitching. Today she is much better: she is upright, she slept...

This morning when I went out to feed and water the chicks one of them was lying on her back with her legs in the air twitching. She seems to be week on her left side. She is obviously very sick. Does anyone know what this is? She is on her feet now because I moved her into the house to keep an...

these guys hatched on February 22nd. Any ideas? Thanks!

HI, I have a 3 month old roo, it was obvious from the moment he hatched that he was male. He's big and he is already showing signs of aggression. Isn't that a bit young? He clucks and finds food for the other pullet, and he attacks my hand when I put food and water in the pen. He is going to...

Hello, I have two pullets (well, one is a roo) anyhoo, they need to get out in the world and I was not sure when or how I should introduce them to the rest of the flock. I have 4 hens and a roo. Is there any advice about the best way to introduce them? Stuff to avoid? Should I just shove them...

Hello, I live in the Pacific North WET, it has rained so much this year. Anyway my run is completely muddy and has puddles in it, it's getting stinky and I have one chicken (silkie/cochin) that is completely muddy, like she was rolling around in the muck or something. Her feathers are droopy...

My eggs are in lockdown and today should be hatch day. There is no sign of anything. If they don't hatch today should I leave them in another day or two or is it over? Thanks!

I just lost all my chickens to a mink. But I have 4 fertilized eggs. I hadn't intended to hatch them because it's winter. I need to know if there is any hope for these eggs since they have been cold. The newest egg was laid yesterday and has been cold the least a mount of time. What is my...

My otherwise docile rooster attacked me!!!! I was putting the hens back in the coop and all of a sudden I feel a sudden childlike tug on my pant leg, I look down in surprise and there is my tiny cochin/silkie bantam rooster attacking my ankle! Between bursts of giggles I pushed him aside and...

Hello, I have two cochin silkie mixes - one is a roo and one is a hen. I must say they aren't the smartest of chickens. My roo is a lot smarter than my hen. She is sweet and has her routine but she's not going to conduct a light opera. My question is, if I change her routine significantly...

Hello, How fragile are bantams? It's getting colder outside and my bantams are so much smaller than my production reds. Should I bring my smallest hen in the house? She's a tiny cochin silkie mix. I really don't want to loose her because I'm going to breed her in the spring (and I'd be sad -...

Hello, I just inherited these adorable chickens. I was told they are bantam frizzles but they don't look like it to me. They are from the same brood. Can anyone tell me what they are? Thanks! Chookchik