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This past spring, we had to call our young rooster, because he started being aggressive with humans. We got some more spring chicks and two ended up being cockerels. one of the Cockerels we didn’t handle at all because I suspected he was a he from very early (he was our single broody hatched...

I have sweet one-year-old salmon faverolles. She was broody and raised three chicks for a few weeks. Then the rest of the flock rejected her and we’ve been gradually trying to get her re-introduced. It appears now that she has a vent gleet. I’m guessing due to the stress of being bullied. we...

All right experts- I have a light Brahma hen (pullet actually- 10 months) that is coming after me and my kids when we come into the run. She goes after feet and pecks hard. And she’ll chase you when you turn your back (like our cockerel did before he went to freezer camp) She was broody a few...

My broody currently is caring for three chicks 1 week and 1.5 weeks old. She’s in a seperate area within the coop and run and has been seperate within the flock for about 2-3 weeks. Yesterday I tried letting her and chicks out with the flock to mingle and the other birds started viscously...

So I currently have 5 3.5 week old chicks in a brooder. We decided to let my broody Salmon Faverolles try to hatch chicks. Of the 7 eggs we let her set on, and after multiple deaths, she has one healthy chick That hatched 2 days ago. My dilemma is this- I have broody and her chick out in a...

My broody has been sitting on eggs for 25 days. One finally hatched yesterday and was dead under mom this morning. Still partially wet. So sad. There’s another one externally pipped and chirping right now. And two more that have not pipped. I do not have an incubator. Should I try to let her...

It’s close to day 21 for at least a couple of my broody’s eggs (not sure, as a couple more eggs were “snuck” in by other birds before I marked them and separated her. Today when she was off the nest I noticed one had a hole in it. And a crack. It was cool to the touch, though not sure how long...

I have 5 chicks that are almost two weeks old. Two olive eggers, two Easter eggers (sold as Ameraucana- but I’m not convinced) and a mottled Java. All chicks are active, playing, eating a drinking, and no more pasty butt. But the Java is still sooo tiny, and has barely any feathers yet. I’ve...

I had my little salmon faverolles that is currently sitting on 4 or 5 eggs. I think they are about 2 weeks. I candled a couple yesterday and they have wiggly chicks inside. I got her nest moved to her own enclosure within the coop and she’s doing well in there, leaving just for a few minutes to...

Good morning! My salmon faverolles has gone broody. She is currently sitting on 6 eggs. We decided to let her try to hatch them since this will likely be our only chance to let a broody raise chicks since we just sent our mean rooster to freezer camp. My kids are sooo excited. We candled a few...

Ok chicken experts. I need some advice here. I have a beautiful Salmon Faverolles cockerel about 8 months old. He’s a bit rough on his 13 ladies, but I understand that he’s a teenager and still learning. He’s been mostly a great bird. He has recently started to hate my husband and come after...

This barnevelder pullet is about 9 months old. She’s been molting, with the feathers on her head the most obvious. Eating and drinking fine, and fiesty enough to boss around my adolescent cockerel. Is this a normal color for molting? Should I worry about something else? One picture has her with...

All my girls did well during the cold snap but my little cockerel seems to have some frostbite. I’m so bummed. The coop got down to -7 and 45% humidity, while it was -23 and over 85% outside so I felt pretty good about my coop. Anyone with birds with similar frostbite? Think he’ll lose much of...

Hey fellow, chicken keepers. The weather has gotten really cold here in Colorado and many times when I collect eggs throughout the day, they seem like they are at least partially frozen. They haven’t cracked but are partially frozen. I have been storing eggs at room temperature and rotating them...

I have a Barnevelder that hatched in March. She's a lovely bird, but has a gigantic comb! I specifically selected birds with small combs for our Colorado winters, so was a bit surprised when hers got so big. Her feather coloring also doesn't look quite right and she also has sort of "white" on...

I’ve had my 6 younger chicks (now 12 and 10 weeks) integrating with my 8 bigger girls (about 6 month old) for about a month, and overall it seems to be going well. I still have an area the nuggets can access that the big girls can’t get into, and I’ve just started letting them all out of the...

I am currently in the process of adding a brooder space inside my coop. The front panel will be removable so it will only be used when breeding chicks or needing to isolate a hen etc. On the side I want to leave a gap underneath the 2 x 4 where chicks can go in and out but the older hens cannot...

As the title says, I have ordered a salmon favorelle rooster chick im supposed to pick up tomorrow. (We have numerous predators and I want the girls to be able to free range, if it doesn’t work out, we’ll eat him. ) My current flock is 8 16 week old pullets. I really thought they were all girls...

I think she’s a pullet, but her coloring makes we wonder. Input?

This little pullet has a dark colored comb. Is this normal for blue colored birds? She acts totally fine. The rest of my flock has lighter colored combs. Does this look ok?