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  1. TimberDog2025

    Hen or rooster?

    Hi! This is my first time owning chickens. I have one bird in particular that is more so aggressive to me and my boyfriend maybe thinks it’s a rooster. I’m not sure how to tell if it is. It’s a gold laced Wyandotte and about 4 weeks old now. Thanks in advance!
  2. L

    Baby chick moving it’s head weird

    Hello, my mom is raising a chick and it keeps doing something weird with its head. I’ll put a video below. I don’t know what’s to do since I’m alone and she’s at work.
  3. R

    Chick sneezing or puffing?

    I have a 3 week old chick that my kids are complaining “sneezes a lot” They’re on dried hemp bedding. We’re pretty sure it’s a rooster as it has a comb and wattles already. It’s not lethargic, very active, eats plenty, and even bullies the other chicks. It has no drainage or discharge from...
  4. A

    How to fatten up chick fast

    I have a 4 week old chick with scissor beak — since he has a little more trouble eating than the other chicks I’ve been softening starter feed with water for him to eat, but he’s still smaller than the other chicks. Is there something more nutrient-dense I can feed him to fatten him up faster...
  5. T

    Cockerel?

    Chances this is a cockerel? Hatched 5/22 and already has a red comb. None of the other chicks from the hatch have this color. First time hatching chicks and identifying sex!
  6. AMURPHY227

    Magnolia Acres Farm

    If this ain’t the cutest thing ever!!! So our mama mallard still had eggs in her nest on Thursday when the rest had hatched and she got off of her nest. I candled the rest and saw one had piped through and was still moving a lot. Long story short- the baby was left in the nest the mama wasn’t...
  7. remicuties

    eBay egg arrived with deceased chick inside.

    So the title explains things nicely but a few days ago I got three emu hatching eggs from someone on eBay, today my second egg went bad of the three meaning I have just one left, I was going to clean this egg out and upon opening I realized there was a fully formed emu chick inside! It was...
  8. ChickNCheery

    8 week old chick has been shakey since birth, no other symptoms

    This is Shake n Bake, my 8 week old Buff Orpington chick. I bought her and 4 other chicks as day old chicks, and this chick is the only one who has an issue. She has always been shaky, and when she perches she tends to wobble a bit as if she's dizzy and loses her balance. When walking, she...
  9. bubbalucas

    Chick Questions!

    Hello all, I had some questions regarding my chicks. Here are some background on the chicks first. The chicks were bred in my Homestead, they were hatched from my rooster and my hen in an incubator. They are splash Americana buff Orpington mixes. There are four. The first one hatched on May...
  10. Osofarm11

    Puller or cockerel?

    I bought these chicks a few weeks ago and should be about the same age(around 6 weeks). I noticed some of the chicks are already getting quite red combs. Are those the boys? I know some might be too young to tell but appreciate any guesses to what they might be. Does anyone know what breeds...
  11. C

    Help a girl out…What is she?

    Hi all, I love playing this game haha! If anyone has a similar bird I’d love to see it and any info that helps identify : This is Cheeky ( we were told possibly part Ameraucana) aka Dodo. She (still hoping) is around 14 weeks and came with 4 other BYM siblings. She is just an interesting looking...
  12. berlyannpotter

    My flock

  13. V

    Chick having trouble breathing.

    Hi, I need some advice on our chick who is having trouble breathing. They have gasping for air since Saturday or atleast that’s when my dad had noticed. I have looked up things on google but not completely sure if it’s gapeworms or Aspergillosis and honestly I’m not sure how to treat it. She’s...
  14. N

    Rooster or Hen? 6 Week old Silkie

    Trying to determine if this is a male or female. It’s a 6 week old (born april 28th) silkie mix. Please let me know what you think. Thanks!
  15. Chicken_Trainer2007

    Help does my chick need to be culled

    he Piped on the side over the egg, all of the other chicks of his breed hatched two days before him. I fed candle his egg he was moving but still had so much vains and twelve hours later he didn’t break the shell but was in the right spot so I helped him. When he was out his head was wobbly and...
  16. L

    3 week old chick wobbly

    Hi everybody! And thank you in advance. I have six three week old chicks and five of the six are totally fine. One is wobbly on her feet. She is eating and drinking . I noticed she was often laying down. I added rooster booster to their water (that's what I had on hand) even though beforehand I...
  17. A

    Broody raising chicks/medicated feed

    Hiii! I currently have a broody I gave 1 day olds to 2 werks ago. She is being an amazing mama and is in an enclosure off my current run from my flock of 3 hens. She seems to be trying to get to the other side with the others. I would gladly let her go with her chicks as I think she would...
    • AshG
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  18. franciemayhem

    urgent—baby chick question

    Hey everyone, We have a chick that hatched a few days early. She’s a Buff Orpington/Silkie cross. The other eggs passed candling tests, so we expect them to hatch, but in the meantime, our current early-bird is distressed. I’m going to call local farm stores to see if they have chicks in the...
  19. G

    Sick Chick

    One of my thirty 8 week old chicks has diarrhea and has for the past 5-6weeks. I started giving it electrolytes as soon as I noticed it was sick but it hasn’t improved. It doesn’t seem to be lethargic and eats and drinks regularly as far as I can tell. Any diagnosis or suggested treatment...
  20. J

    Possible Hip Dysplasia? Treatment Rec’s Needed

    I have two chickens of the EXACT same description so I will describe as one for simplicity’s sake. I have an 11-week old Brahma hen that I think has hip dysplasia. Her right hip is looser and sits further back than the right, and when she walks, the right leg is further out from her body and she...
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