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This is my first time keep guinea fowl from chicks that I hatched (I bought eggs) until adulthood. I've got a little group of what I suspect are hormonal pubertal guinea fowl. There are 12 that are nearly 4 months old and I've also got 12 that are about 2 months old. All living together, and out...

I bought some guinea hatching eggs and when I was putting the eggs in the incubator I noticed that one of the eggs, while the same color as the guinea eggs, was most definitely a different shape. 18 days later the most adorable tiny chick hatched out, and due to her size, we named her Micro...

This young (4-5 month old) chicken in question was hatched from Ameraucana parents- all the varieties run together, and as a result the chicks' feather color patterns do not fit the standard and for our purposes here we'll refer to it as an Easter Egger. Experts (no best guesses by newbies...

I'm hatching out guinea eggs. I've got newly hatched guineas available, as well as 1 week to 1.5 month old keets available. I can meet anywhere around Mexico, Missouri. Here in my area, I've been getting $10 for the new hatchlings and $15 for the 1.5 month old ones at auction, but if anyone...

Couldn't resist the cute feather footed bantam chicks I saw at the auction today. No description given, so I'm not sure what I've got here. This little one stole my heart, and I bought a dozen just to get my hands on him/her: Any ideas on what he/she might be, besides adorable?

About 2 weeks ago, I was at a Tractor Supply Company type store and saw an overcrowded cage of 2 week old chicks that they had marked down to $1.50 ea and thought what the heck; I'll just buy these guys and give them a better home. This morning when I went to feed/water them, I noticed that ALL...

Young pullet appears to be choking. I gave them some scratch corn for the first time, and she's acting like she's trying very hard to swallow. Keeps putting her head back and swallowing. Some foam is starting to develop in mouth. I'm unable to see anything in mouth or throat. Tried turning her...

Is this normal? I just got back from Amish country with the cornish rock chickens they processed for me. In getting the whole chickens ready to freeze, I noticed that the breast meat is white in color, and very firm to the touch unlike soft raw store-bought chicken breast, almost as if that...

If anyone in the northeastern part of Missouri is looking to add a rooster to your flock, I've got some very pretty Easter Egger cockerels and 3 silkie roosters. The EEs are only a couple months old. $5 ea. Silkies are about 6 months old, and are pretty big for silkies (the same size as my...

I have nine cornish rock chickens available. These cage-free birds have been raised antibiotic, steroid, and growth-hormone free, and fed a healthy diet including certified organic feed along with plenty of organic produce. These chickens range in age from 7-8 weeks, and weights are between 7-9...

I've been raising Easter Eggers for a while now, and just adore their muffs and beards. This little guy is from my most recent hatch, and I'm curious whether anyone else who raises EEs or Ameraucanas has ever had a bird whose muff was so fluffy that it limited vision. It keeps getting in this...

I started my flock as chicks I purchased from a seller who claimed the birds were purebred blue Ameraucanas (I also purchased "wheaten" chicks which don't seem consistent with breed standards, not pictured). The wheaten hens lay pretty mint green eggs, and the "blue Ameraucana" hens lay light...

I've had several batches of baby chicks purchased from hatcheries and breeders, as well as hatched a couple batches here at home. In all the baby chicks I've observed, they usually have tail feathers at least starting to come in by 2 weeks. I currently have a batch of chicks that are almost 3...

Howdy y'all. I joined BYC a couple years ago, but just realized I never formally introduced myself. (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I first got backyard chickens back in 2015 when I lived in Austin, but I had to keep it on the downlow because my HOA didn't permit...

My chicks weren't due until tomorrow, but I had 2 fully formed and healthy chicks hatch yesterday and when I woke up this AM I found another chick had zipped fully. I watched the chick hatch out of its shell through the window but noticed that while it was doing so it kept making a movement...

First time hatching eggs here. Have a young Barred Rock hen who has been doing an excellent job incubating her eggs so far. I have her separated from the rest of the flock in a rabbit hutch with a lid that can be raised up to peek inside to check progress. Is it ok to peek inside every few hours...