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15 week old frizzle. Any ideas whether it’s a cockerel or pullet?

Only 3 of my chickens are laying, 5 others are around that age. One of my maran mixes just started laying a week and a half ago. Is it possible for a chicken to lay eggs so difference in color/shade? Or did another chicken start laying? Just trying to figure out if she was running out of ink or...

They’re about 16 weeks. I’m confident that at least one is a roo (the buff). Any thoughts on the others? Sidenote: the last two pictures are the same bird and the first two pictures with the white one are also of the same bird. Those two really confused me. 😬

A few questions! We just got 6 six yesterday from our local feed store. Once we got them home, I noticed one had a crusty caked bum and upon closer inspection a prolapsed vent. Went straight here and read through the threads I could find on it. Hubs tried gently pushing it back in, but it popped...

It’s normal for 2 pullets the same breed and age to have very different combs, right? We got these 2 from a local hardware store back in April (they came from Hoover’s Hatchery, I believe). They were labeled Midnight Majesty Marans. I’m still learning and just want to make sure they’re healthy...

How accurate is sexing silkies by their combs? I have 8 that are around 8 weeks old. Here are pictures of their combs, if anyone wants to share their opinions/guesses! Thank you!

Sorry for the poor photo quality. These are not fertilized, correct?

We got our very first egg today! It was so exciting. Just wanted to share with people who would understand the excitement. 😊

We have 8 three week old chicks in a brooder and spotted bloody poop in there today. Getting Corid to treat now, but my question is do I need to treat my 8 chickens that are outside too? They haven’t been around each other at all, so maybe this is a silly question. This is the first time I’ve...

We got these two back in April from a feed store, labeled Midnight Majesty Marans.

I’m a stay at home mom of 3 boys in the PNW. New to chickens! We got four in April, 2 Midnight Majesty Marans and 2 Sapphire Gems. Four more in May, 2 Ameracaunas and 2 Delawares. And we’ll be getting six silkies this weekend. I’ve been visiting this site since I stumbled across it when we got...