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Hi Guys I have a mixed batch of eggs that I hatched last year. The chickens are 22 weeks old. I have identified the Exchequer Leghorns & Welsh Summer. I need help sexing the Cuckoo Maran's and Lavender Araucana's. Here are some pictures. Thank you

Hi guys This is my last lot of chickens hatched this year that I need to try to decipher whether they are boy or girl. They are 12 weeks old on Wednesday. I think there are 3 Welshsummers, 2 Lavender Aracauna's & 4 Marans. Thanks guys Lavender Arracauna??? Maran hen Lavender...

Hi Guys So far you have been a massive help in identifying my Exch Legs. I have one more which I think could be a hen..... I've heard an old wives tale where the comb flops over near the POL on pullets. However this one has flopped at 13 weeks? Old wife or a small amount of truth? Thanks...

Hi Guys I have a second batch of Ex Legs which I think are all cockerels. Would someone please confirm for me. Sorry for all the photos but my phone cam isn't very good and they won't pose.. >:( Thanks guys

Hi guys Below is a few photo's plus a headshot of a Exchequer that I'm really not sure of. Please can you help me identify them so I can begin to separate them. Thank you A Hen I think? A Hen again? Bottom Left Hen? On perch Hen? Behind perch a Cockerel? Two Cockerels...

Hi Guys I hatched a mixed bag of eggs and I'm not sure what they are. Please can someone identify them via their colour markings? :roll: Thank you! PIC 1 http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s349/smudger280/IMAG0465.jpg PIC 2 http://i510.photobucket.com/albums/s349/smudger280/IMAG0470.jpg...

Hi guys I have some chicks that are 3 weeks old. When can I start giving them apple cider vinegar and how much? Cheers

Hi guys I have some week old RIR's and have been feeding them what I think is a good amount of food. But what is the recommended amount per chick? Thanks!!

Hi Guys I want to invest in a decent incubator and I'd like your personal thoughts and experience! I was looking at a second hand R-Com Pro 20 and have seen them go on Ebay for as little as £170. Then Omlet.co.uk are offering the Brinsea Octagon 20 Advance Incubator with Autoturn Cradle for...

Hi guys one of my Rhode Island Reds eggs is beginning to hatch from 11 viable! They are supposed to be hatching tomorrow. I have been running the incubator dry until now. I have added water and the humidity is 70%. I have removed two vents to try and bring the humidity down to about 60%...

Hi Guys I might have messed up my maths (which is poor) and worked out that day 18 is today when actually it was yesterday..... I turned the eggs twice yesterday as well. Would this have mattered? For information the eggs went into the incy 20:00 3rd Jun. So I just assumed Sunday 24th...

Hi guys I have some battery hens which we have had since August last year. In the last 3 weeks we seem to be losing one a week. The hens seem to have a runny white fluid coming out of their vents which the other chickens go mad for and peck the poor blighters until they bleed. The chickens...

Hi guys This is my first time of posting and first time of hatching some chicks (Rhode Islands). I'm looking for some advice about using the Corti 24 semi automatic. 1. Do I need to fill the reservoirs or can I run it dry until day 18? 2. I have no instructions so which way do you turn...