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Hey all! I’m a relatively experienced backyard chicken keeper and I’ve hatched several batches of chicks, but a new issue has cropped up that I don’t know how to deal with. I hatched a few silkie chicks about 2-3 days ago, and one of the chicks seemed to be having trouble standing even a few...

Hi all! I’m looking for confirmation on my Easter egger ‘pullet’ that I think is probably a roo. S/he has a much larger comb than my other easter eggers, but in every other way seems like the others. S/he is fairly timid, although energetic, and hasn’t crowed. Age is right around 15 weeks old...

My 3 year old Orpington roo has a reddish-white bump on his rear, near where his tail feathers start. I noticed he seemed to have a gap in his feathers, and when I checked I found this bump. It’s nearly an inch long and is slightly flexible...not as stiff as a feather, but it doesn’t really...

Hi all! I added a couple cuckoo maran hens from tractor supply this year. I’ve been noticing lately, though, that one has a larger comb and much more white than the other. She was by far the smaller of the two up until about a week ago, but I can’t help but be nervous that I may have gotten an...

Hi all! We bought some Easter Egger pullets from Tractor Supply a little more than four weeks ago, but now we’re not sure about this one. She (maybe) is a bit bolder than the rest and her comb seems to bit a touch larger and more red than the others. I’ve heard it’s hard to tell with Easter...

Hi all! I have a batch of 8 week old Orpingtons (some full, some mixed with RIRs and one mixed with a Black Star) and I’m trying to figure out who’s a hen and who’s a roo. I’m fairly certain numbers 3 and 8 are hens, but the rest I’m not sure. My RIR hens have very large combs, so it makes sense...

Hi everyone! I have three sweet 11 week old roosters free to a good home. They were all hatched by me with eggs from my flock. One is full Buff Orpington (his parents came from Meyer Hatchery) and the other are Rhode Island Red/Orpington mixes. All three are very good tempered from productive...

Hi all! I’m looking for some helping sexing my 8 week old RIR/Orpington mixes. They were hatched from fertilized eggs from my older birds, and I know the full Orpington in this batch is a rooster (already crowing!) and the black sex link mix is a hen. The RIRs are confusing though. The one with...

Hi all! So, I know it’s a bit early for sexing BOs, but I’m dying to know if I have all ladies or not. I hatched 7 BO eggs in the classroom and kept 3. Technically I’m not supposed to have roosters, but I’ve definitely bonded with these cuties. They’re the friendliest chickens I’ve ever met! One...

Hi everyone! I’m hoping some of you expert chicken-keepers can help me out. I hatched a (I think) barred rock chick about four weeks ago. I am not positive about the breed because I got the egg from a friend, and she’s told me she thought it was a barred rock. From the coloring I am hoping it’s...

Hi all! I'm looking for advice about some new additions to my flock. One of my Rhode Island Reds went broody at the beginning of March and, since I don't have any roosters, I got a few "probably" fertilized eggs from a friend. My Scarlett was a trooper, but only one egg hatched. She's been the...

Hi all! I have a bit of a conundrum with my backyard chickens. In mid-April I bought six chickens from Tractor Supply (5 of whom survived). I was told they were Rhode Island Red and Black Sex-Link pullets. They've been absolutely marvelous so far, and I'm having a blast, but I'm starting to get...