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It looks to be speckled like a California White Leghorn, but it also seems to have a rosecomb?

Are maternal antibodies present in the eggs, or only passed through contact with the hen? I'm hatching chicks at home, all products of my current flock, which have all been vaccinated at hatcheries. I know that chickens pass some degree of resistance to their chicks, but not sure how and and...

So I've read a lot about trouble with the galvanized waterers. Not that they dont start out working great (though sometimes they are sold with seam issues where the vacuum doesn't work) but mostly issues with future rust and corrosion. I had one that made it a couple years pretty good, but...

Of all the breeds I have in my flock (~14 mostly heritage) , this morning I had a Red Ranger hatch 4 chicks. Yep, one of those fat, waddling, meat chickens from tractor supply. I bought them not knowing what they were. And a few of them had issues. Likely because they're meant to be slaughtered...

I have a 1 yr old hen who's wattle is swollen along with the left side of her face. Right seems okay. She seems very uncomfortable, mostly due to the limited vision. I believe this started within the last 3 days. Does this seem like inflammation from an injury, something worse like cholera, or...

My first chicken (leghorn) just started laying last weekend. She laid an egg on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday in the nest box. 4 days have past and she hasn't laid any more. Is this fairly normal for a newly matured hen? Or should I be worried that she's carrying some stuck inside? FYI - Shes...

I have a 10 week old rooster. He started favoring his right side early on. At a young age (~1 week) his left eye when hazy and he started walking in loops. He has a very strong crook in his neck, and his left foot also appears to always have his toes bent, almost as if the bones arent held...