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Thanks for your response! Didn't think about mites.I will definitely check that. Thank you! I dewormed at the end of February. should i do it again? I'm in southern California not too far from beach so it gets a little moist but is usually very dry. Dirt gets to be like concrete and thought...

I usually alternate the layer pellets from TSC. They were on the purina ones until about a month ago when they were switched to chick starter due to chicks. I added oyster shell last week separately in their run, hopefully too high for chicks to access. Hens are laying normally:hmm Yes, I'll...

Hi guys! I'm praying it's not marek's but it's possible. :barnie:hit I Have a two year old lavender orpington. He's lazy and always has been (moves slow, doesn't fight unless necessary, doesn't breed too much, etc. ). My hubby noticed he was walking like he was drunk about 6 weeks ago. He...

Thanks for the advice and history. Please know I would never attempt to pass of the chicks as anything other than mixed backyard. I am not planning on selling any of the offspring, they will stay in my flock or go to one of 2 friends' mixed flocks. I promise all my BYC buddies these won't...

Wonderful! Thanks so much I'll give it a whirl and update

Thanks! Would the genetics work out properly for the very dark eggs (both purebred )? I know there can be recessive and dominant genes. Neither would have a "trick" gene that would mess with dark color as its a dominant gene, correct?

Hi everyone! Has anyone ever crossed a BCM with a pendeseca? I want to try for very dark eggs and think it might be a cool experiment. I have a handsome pendeseca roo and a beautiful BCM. Thoughts?

Sorry technical difficulties

Thanks. I'm thinking roo too but he acts like a hen. Maybe keeping a low profile?

No BHI

Hi everyone. Hate to ask but just so confused. I have two 21 week old lavender orpingtons. Same hatch from someone locally. They grew at extremely different rates. I figured the one that feathered out in the first 6 to 8 weeks was a roo. Comb and wattles were obvious. The sibling looked...

Aww sorry your twins didn't make it but cool they actually fully developed. Wouldn't have expected that. Congrats on an awesome hatch though!

Agree! That's the hardest part lol. I'm I day 18 of shipped eggs under a broody. So many unknowns!

No advice honestly but really looking forward to updates on this. So scary but exciting!!

Looks normal to me! Vets may say different but looks like a developed chick to me. The bottom is the air sac that the chick will use to breathe while trying to hatch out