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I have a 2 year old hen who came in a chick shipment from Tractor Supply and I still have no idea what breed she is. As a chick she had a brown head (I assume some sex linked characteristic) and green legs which led me to think she was some kind of Easter Egger. Those green legs faded as an...

I’ve integrated chicks before and thought I knew what to do but I have a new situation. I lost one of my best hens to our heat wave a couple of weeks ago and that has thrown the pecking order into chaos. I have 6 week old pullets who were foster raised by a broody Easter Egger. They’re in a...

I have a broody hen who has proven to be the best mama hen ever in the past. I have an opportunity to get a couple of chicks of breeds I’ve wanted to add to my flock. The problem is they’re 3 weeks old. Has anyone had success with getting a hen to adopt chicks this old? I don’t want to risk...

Today my bantam Silver Lakenvelder really struggled to lay her egg. She's been consistently laying about 3-4 each week without a problem. Her eggs are getting bigger, almost as big as the other flock members who aren't bantams. Today she squawked and scolded for nearly 2 hours before finally...

My Rhode Island Red started loud wheezy exhaling this afternoon. She's 3 1/2 years, just finished going through a hard moult, and today she laid the first egg she's laid since late July. I know the egg was stressful since she was in the nesting box forever. Even with the noisy exhaling, she is...

I ordered the Rare/Standard assortment from Tractor Supply/Hoover's Hatchery. We lost 2 and half the shipment were Leghorns. I need help identifying the "Rare" ones. On the website it lists about 50 breeds as possibilities...

I have pumice dust I considered adding to my chicken's dust bath area but I want to be assured it isn't harmful to them first. This is pure pumice dust sold as a chinchilla bath product. Does anyone know if it's safe for chickens?

Raising Baby Chicks Please help ID assortment chicks! Sort by reaction score Thread starterPghelp Start dateYesterday at 8:24 PM Tagsbreed chicks 5 weeks Unwatch ••• Yesterday at 8:24 PM Thread starter Add bookmark #1 Pghelp Chirping I ordered an assortment of rare and standard chicks. I...

I thought some of this group might be interested in this article. We're trying to raise our hens as organic as possible and some of these suggestions seemed viable options. Has anyone else used essential oils with their flocks? Pros or cons...

We're new to backyard chicken raising and have a small flock 3 +1, which includes 2 Barred Rock, 1 RRR who've been together all their lives and an Auracana we are hoping to integrate with the other girls. Looking forward to getting to know people here and I've already found great information in...