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Hello, I have a RIR Rooster who has red on a lot of his feet. It's down between the toes and the bottom of the foot. It's blood red but not bloody. Is this normal? The hens all have yellow feet and my other two roosters have a small amount of red, but the one looks really really red. They...

I have 8 pullets and 3 cockerels. I was reading a while back that feeding game bird feed was good for their development because of the increased protein. They are almost 6 months old and laying regularly. So, last week I bought a bag of gamecock food. It has a lot of corn, some peas, wheat...

I usually hang raw cabbage in their coop for greens, but the other day cauliflower was on sale and I bought 3 heads. After giving them one, I wondered if it will make their eggs taste bad. Does anyone know? Thanks, Susan

He started this yesterday. I picked him up and felt all around on the bottom of his foot to see if something was cut or stuck in the bottom. I didn't see anything. He seems to be ok except he limps when he walks and if he tries to go fast, he will hold it up between "gallops" Could it be...

It was on the floor of the coop. Hubby HAS to build the next boxes this weekend now! I'm so excited! It's small, light brown but perfect! I am pretty sure it's from my largest hen, a red sex link! Yeah! I've never had chickens and never had an egg! Is this first one ok to eat? Susan

I am in the process of re-homing my 3 extra roosters. There is one hen that all 4 boys want to mate, and do so multiple, and I mean multiple times a day. The poor hen runs like crazy to get away from them, but she is so fat and they are faster than her. Can a hen be internally damaged from...

I have 2 RIR roosters that I have to re-home. It's breaking my heart but I have 4 roosters and 8 hens and the poor little hens are being marauded by the raging rooster hormones. They are 17 weeks old and they are production RIR that came from TSC. They are very healthy, beautiful boys and I...

I have a RIR rooster that is exhibiting some behavior I'm just not sure about. He's 17 weeks old. I have 3 other Roos and 8 hens, all the same age and breed. This rooster follows me around like a dog, although it's not always been the case. When they were about a month younger, I could not...

Hello, I've tried a search on this but come up empty (that doesn't mean it's not been asked and answered! Ha!) I bought some of the powdered vitamins and electrolytes. Can anyone tell me the ratio of the powder to a gallon of water? Thanks! Susan

Hello, I have a dozen 10 week old chicks..8 pullets and 4 cockerels. I only want to keep 1 (maybe 2 but doubt it) rooster. I love all my roosters! 3 are very friendly. Of those, 2 love to jump in my lap every time I'm outside for a petting, and the 3rd one will do it fairly regularly. The 4th...

Hello all, I've got a dozen 6 week old chicks and while I'm pretty sure I have 3 roos, I have some that I thought were hens that seem to be exhibiting some male behaviors. They will lower their heds and the feathers around their necks will flare out like I've seen roosters do when they are...

The TSC has been out for the past 5 days. They were supposed to get some today but it didn't arrive. I had a small amount left, but now it's gone. My chicks are hungry! Hubby said I can give them grits...is this ok? Help!!!

They are about 4 weeks old. I guess it's too early to tell gender, but if anyone wants to give an opinion, that would be great too! Thanks in advance.

I'm trying to figure out exactly what we bought at Tractor Supply. If anyone has pictures of Rhode Island Reds at 3-5 weeks old, or if anyone has pictures of the same age of Red Sex Links, I sure would appreciate it! If someone has already posted pics, and could provide a link, thanks too! Susan

Hello, Here are some pics of my chicks I got from TSC. I think they are RIR, but not sure (the clerks weren't much help) or maybe red sex link? I thought I was buying all pullet, but were later told they only get red in straight run....so I'm not sure anymore. Can you tell a chick's sex by...