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    Hatching some chicken eggs, maybe rotten.

    I'm sorry that neither the chick nor any eggs made it, but kudos to you for trying to save them. Mites can quickly kill young chicks, so I will speculate the chick most likely succumbed to blood loss from the mite infestation. Hopefully the broody has been treated, since mite infestations can...
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    Hatching some chicken eggs, maybe rotten.

    Hi. Did any of the soiled eggs hatch? Does the owner have any clue if the broody started incubating the eggs all at the same time, or if it is a staggered hatch? I have Easter Eggers and Olive Eggers, and the dark green ones are definitely harder to see through. I solved the problem by...
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    Chick externally pipped but hasn’t hatched!!

    That's great to hear!
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    New to incubating

    I can't tell from your photo due to the candling glow is too similiar in color to blood vessels, but it may just be my eyes, so I'm replying in hopes you get a more definitive answer.
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    Chick externally pipped but hasn’t hatched!!

    I'm sorry you didn't get a reply to your question yesterday. Did you decide to assist? For future reference, the article below is a must-read for anyone who decides to hatch chicks, whether in an artificial incubator or under a broody hen...
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    Announcement BYC Recognition Medals

    Congratulations to everyone on your new medals. As always, well earned and deserved!
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    Help with a Great Pyrenees

    My first thought was to ask what are you feeding her, and have you changed her feed lately? Several years back I was feeding 21% protein, and it seemed like my flock guardian dogs were always hungry, even though they had access to their food free-choice. A hungry flock guardian is Not good...
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    I have ANOTHER androgenous chicken😅

    Sonnet will be one year old in a couple of weeks (hatched July 13, 2023), so I thought I would post some photo updates while "she" is technically still a "pullet". First of all, I was very surprised when her comb began to grow much larger back in February when she turned 7 months old. Although...
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    Collie x spaniel as livestock guardian?

    I spent my adult years training, competing with, and eventually teaching others to compete with their own dogs in a well-known dog sport. My chosen breed was not one expected to be competitive with top dog athletes including border collies, and yet we excelled. For that reason I never...
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    A hen or a cockerel? 8 days shy from its 6-month birthday. Other hens of its age already started laying eggs from month 5. I'm worried. Help!!

    I'm really sorry. :hugs
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    A hen or a cockerel? 8 days shy from its 6-month birthday. Other hens of its age already started laying eggs from month 5. I'm worried. Help!!

    @Shady77 , do you have an update on your bird? To my eye, at the time you posted your photos back in April, it showed both male and female traits, which other members have already pointed out. Any obviously male saddle feathers yet? Is she laying or crowing? Though intersex and gynandromorph...
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    Confounded by Sicilian buttercup chicks shunning their heat cave

    Happy 82 years young to you today @azygous !!!🎂🎁🧨💖 How have the little Buttecups been?😊
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    Bullied chicken is aggressive with me.

    From your descriptions her behaviors Are somewhat comparable to an aggressive rooster, minus flogging with spurs. My first thought upon reading your first post was as @sourland said, that she has decided that humans and dogs are beneath her in the pecking order. Still, her behaviors are...
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    Bullied chicken is aggressive with me.

    Hi and welcome to BYC. Can you describe her behaviors when she is "aggressive", "challenges" you, and "attacks humans"? I'm asking in an attempt to understand how her behaviors compare with typical aggressive rooster behaviors.
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    gangrene / amputation? (Photos)

    I suspect you are in somewhat uncharted territory here, since most members allow their birds' feet to auto-amputate instead of paying to take the surgical route. I briefly searched BYC to locate a surgical amputation thread, but didn't find anything to help answer your questions. However, you...
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