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Im going to try to get better pictures. He is an EE Delaware cross and I thought he was a rooster but at 16 weeks there is still no saddle feathers.

My7 week old black EE roo over RIR hen. Not sure of gender And the orange one in this picture came from the same parents and is a pullet

is this bumblefoot or just caked on poop? Its my rooster and he seems to be walking and acting fine

My broody came out this morning to eat and she had a worm in her poo. Ill take a picture when I can get a good one but it's about 3 inches long and looks like thin spaghetti. I just got a fecal done in may and they were clean, I only saw it in the broodys poo. Idk what to do because I am not a...

I have a 6 month old hen that hasnt laid an egg yet (to my knowledge) and today she is acting strange. She is holding her tail low and has a slight arch to her back. I picked her up and tried to feel for an egg but I couldn't and her vent was normal except in the bottom there was a part...

I just put some eggs in my incubator. They are from a black EE roo over a RIR a BR and two Delawares. Is there any potential for sex linked characteristics? Here is a picture of my roo Hes only 5 months old but my eggs have been fertile!

I have a Delaware that consistently lays every day. Yesterday she didnt lay an egg then this morning I found 2 eggs under the roost. One has a very soft shell and the other is normal except it has a chalky substance on the shell. Should I be concerned or is this just a common problem? The hen is...

My four month old roo is acting strange. He keeps looking like hes about to crow but then almost yawns instead. Hes eating and drinking. His crop feels full and harder than the other chickens crops. I have grit out free choice and feed a fermented grower feed

I have 4 LF pullets in a coop and 3 EEs (2 pullets one roo) from my NYD hatch that are in my shed right now. We built a bigger coop and in the next 2 weeks we are going to put it outside and build a new run on a different side of the property. When the new coop is all set up, after dark, I will...

I have five EE roos that need to be re-homed! They hatched on NYD and are just starting to crow, I am only allowed one roo so I have 5 that need to be re homed. I would give descriptions of coloring but I don't know enough about it. If interested PM me for pictures. I am located in Sussex county...

So I just made my first ever batch of mayo and then used it to make egg salad. My grandma and some others are coming over today for.her birthday and we are having the egg salad for lunch. Should I be worried that we will get sick from my homemade mayo? My eggs are very clean

So I have had my chickens since October, started with POL pellets then hatched out my own.chicks from shipped eggs! My entire flock is thriving and ive read many many books on chickens so I feel pretty confident about my management. I feed FF and all my birds are doing great :) So I was...

one of my hens scraped her middle toe and its bleeding, once they went to bed I went out and washed it off and put some peroxide on her toe but she kept trying to get away from me. I noticed it was still bleeding so I used a styptic stick on it to try to stop the bleeding but at that point she...

Hey Guys! So my boyfriends dad belongs to a hunt club and hes also looking for ways to become farm assessed on his property, so the hunt club suggested that he raise pheasants and then sell them to the hunt club for up to $10 a bird. So he came to me because he knows i have experience raising...

Hey guys! I have an old rabbit, we got him at tractor supply as a baby about 6 years ago (maybe more) and hes lived a happy life in my house, he even roamed free around my brothers room until he started peeing on the bed lol. But anyway in the spring when I get rid of some roosters and move all...

So we are about to get hit with two huge snow storms so I'm trying to think of ways to keep my chickens warm and occupied while they are cooped up. One think I do with my adult chickens is to throw scratch under some hay to keep them occupied since they dont want to go out in the snow. My...

Hey guys! So i just got my chickens in October, my neighbor that lives behind us has a flock of 18 plus chickens including loud roosters, and there are other rooster containing flocks in the area that have crowing competitions with my neighbors rooster. So I assumed that my four hens would be...

On friday I saw what I think to be tapeworm segments in my chickens poo. I brought the sample to the vet immediately and am still waiting on their results... im not sure where else I can get the correct de wormer... but in the mean time im concerned about the safety of my eggs. I keep my nesting...

This morning when I went out to my chickens there were bright blue green poos in the coop, they were normal looking just the wrong color. Other than that the chickens are acting completely normal. I gave them a red cabbage last night, could that have caused it? If anyone has any info that would...

I have 8 1 week old chicks that I just moved to a 10 sq foot brooder with wire mesh sides and a heat lamp over one side. they have one warm spot and lots of cold spots. I noticed that one or 2 of the chicks are laying right under the light and panting... they are eating drinking and moving...