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We lost our sweet 8 month old(4lb 4oz) Easter Egger cockerel, Patch, last night to suspected coccidiosis. Back story. Two days ago our 4 year old Isa started wheezing. I brought her inside to treat her. She is doing great now(I think her nostrils were clogged with dirt) but I noticed she had...

Purchased these four cuties at Tractor Supply yesterday. They were labeled(and employee confirmed)as Buff Orpingtons(straight run)but I'm not convinced. Can anyone please help ID our newest additions to the flock? I can get/add more pics if needed. 😀

Last year, our broody hatched two pullets that were from a Welsummer rooster and EE Hen(lays spearmint colored eggs). I was aiming for olive eggers, which was successful. Recently, I had another broody, hatch three chicks from one of those two OE crossed with the same Welsummer rooster. I am...

This is our 10 week old runt, Lil' Bit. Out of the 8 chicks(EE hen x Welsummer roo) one of our broodys hatched, this one has always been much smaller than the rest and slower to both grow and feather(finally lost the last few downy head feathers, just last week). I initially thought pullet due...

Yesterday, I noticed my rooster had dried blood along the tips of his comb. He seemed fine and everyone seemed to be getting along so I decided to keep an eye on it. I knew catching him was going to be difficult. We got him at 4 months(he's a year old now and so are all of the hens)and as soon...

One of my Isa Brown hens,suddenly has a swollen earlobe. It appeared overnight and is soft to touch but doesn't feel warm. I'm not sure what could cause this..she is otherwise healthy and us eating, drinking and acting fine. Any ideas?

We have 6 mixed chicks, Dad of all chicks, is a Welsummer. Moms and ages listed below... *Nugget is 7 weeks, Atlas is 5 weeks. They have the same Isa Brown mom. *Artemis is 5 weeks and has a different Isa Brown Mom. *Plucky and Peanut are 5 weeks and have the same Mom, who is an EE. *Mando...

Nugget is now 5 weeks. Mom is an Isa Brown, Dad is Welsummer(pic added). We have two chicks from the same parents. The other one is only 3 weeks but they look nothing alike so I added a pic, merely for comparison. Nugget has a pretty impressive tail but, that comb looks pretty small, especially...

As I was cleaning under the roosting bar today(please don't mind the poop I was in the middle of cleaning), I noticed blood on the wall and pine flakes under. I didn't notice until I had raked some which is why you see a few random bloody flakes. I'm not 100% sure which chicken it was but, I...

I know it's probably still too early but, I just can't resist at least asking about this one. Lol Welsummer(Dad) x Isa Brown(Mom), 3 weeks. Ps...Photo of Chick #2(one week) was added because these two chicks share the same parents but look absolutely nothing alike. Lol

I've been working on setting up a diy incubator. It's not the prettiest but, I think it will work with some tweaking. I just need ideas and recommendations. I've never hatched any chicks myself but have two hens that have and I'd like to have something set up for the just in case scenerios(which...

So, one of the 6 eggs, under my broody hen, hatched today. Due to her horrible location, in the nesting box, I had no way to safely block her in and provide her food/water. (I had tried to locate her previously and it was a major fail).Other hens and our 2 two week old chicks, and their mom kept...

Hello all! I have used this site as a main source of info on anything chicken related, and have even posted a couple of times but, I haven't formally introduced myself here. Saw this handy template so I copied and pasted. Here's a little about me and my flock... (1) Are you new to chickens /...

On October 27th, one of my broodys, hatched these two cuties! The tan striped one is from the hen sitting on the stepping stone. I got her as an Easter egger and her eggs are olive colored. The yellow chick is from the Isa Brown pictured with our Welsummer rooster who is daddy to both chicks. I...

Hello! I have a young broody hen that has been trying to hatch eggs with no luck. The first time she tried, she only had one chick hatch but it didn't make it, the 1st night.. This time, she down to 3 eggs. Two are definitely fertile, I even I saw movement in them, on day 10. One of the fertile...

Hello all! I'm a new member with 12 six month old pullets plus a cockerel. I went to let everyone out of the coop, this morning, and my sweet Sunshine, remained on the roosting bar with one eye closed. She is usually very active and vocal but has been very calm and quiet today, not really...