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    Bantam or not?

    Should I be concerned about the rooster trying to mate with her, or will he not be interested due to her size? Or will she just stay away from him?
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    Bantam or not?

    This might be the best I can get. She's fast. 😆 This is her (on the right) with her "sister" I bought at the same time from the same cage.
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    Bantam or not?

    That's why I was questioning if she was possibly bantam.....due to her size/weight. She seems to eat just fine and has developed (feathered) just as quickly as the other chick. She just hasn't gotten as big, but again she did start out smaller than the other chick. Since I got her at a store, I...
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    Bantam or not?

    Chicken question.... I bought these two at the same time from the same "Production Blue" cage. As I understand it a Production Blue is a cross between a Rhode Island Red and a Black Australorp, so I assume there could be a bit of difference between the look of the chicks. Anyway, Peep, my tiny...
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    Droopy head, lethargic chicken

    Thanks for your help. She's back to eating and drinking her own today.
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    Droopy head, lethargic chicken

    Thank you! I did buy some Nutri-Drench and have given her some. I've been giving her water with electrolytes and probiotics. I have a syringe, but it's hard to get her to drink without feeling like I'm causing more stress. I also put a fan on her (on low) this afternoon to see if that would...
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    Droopy head, lethargic chicken

    Thank you. I appreciate your note of encouragement. I did post in some groups on FB, but no real help yet.
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    Droopy head, lethargic chicken

    I need help diagnosing my hen. She's gone downhill the last couple of days. She didn't leave the coop Thursday, but that didn't seem too unusual since she likes to avoid the rooster. Yesterday her head was beginning to droop and I noticed green poop (solid poop not runny). Today she won't even...
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    Gender guesses

    I was hoping for two pullets, but seeing as I only selected two eggs to put under my broody hen and they both hatched, I'll be thankful for them.
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    What breed could I be?

    She reminds me of my Sapphire Gem I had. I wonder if yours could be an Australorp.
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    Gender guesses

    I hatched two chicks right before Christmas. Their father is a Barred Rock. I had read that since the father is a Barred Rock that he'd pass on the barring genes for sexing them. Is this true? If so, any guesses on what I have. I assume the more speckled one is a male and the other is a female...
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    Literal Easter Egg Hunt

    Yes. The day I locked them in they rolled them out of the nests and pooped on them and in the nests. I have the feeling they weren't happy with me 😆. We've decided to make a few nesting boxes to put around our place in case they want to lay outside of the coop and so we are able to better locate...
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    Literal Easter Egg Hunt

    I kept her in the coop today until 10am. Once I opened the door she made a beeline for her nest. It's in a brush pile. I would have never found it on my own. My husband and I watched her lay an egg, then we collected all three eggs and plan to destroy her nesting spot later today when we're home.
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    Literal Easter Egg Hunt

    Good thinking. I do have a dog who is good about keeping predators away, but I definitely don't want to attract any extras.
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    Literal Easter Egg Hunt

    My EE started laying a little over a week ago (September 21). I've gotten 6 eggs from her since, but nothing the last 3 days. What are the chances she's just taking a break because the evening temps have been cooler (30s-40s) and not that she's nested somewhere else? They have about 3 1/2 acres...
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