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    gasping for breath! Help/advice needed please.

    This exact thing just happened to me. Noticed she was sick and gasping for air and sounded rattily so I brought her in... 8hrs later she is dead. Pretty sure mine was respiratory infection as she did one final cough which brought up some blood and then died. Only 22weeks old and was vaccinated...
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    4 week old Salmon Faverolle - Hen or Roo?

    Thanks I sent a photo through to the place I bought her from and she agreed that it's s rooster! So HE has already been returned and replaced with a day old- hopefully a female this time!!!
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    4 week old Salmon Faverolle - Hen or Roo?

    So I bought 3 chicks sexed from a hatchery... and I am now feeling uncertain of my Salmon Faverolle girl, who is starting to show some black feathers and is much larger at 4 weeks than my other 4 week old chicks (Barnevelder & Lavender Araucana). I took some photos of her today. I...
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    Hi Anniebee, My Araucana went broody for 5 weeks, then finally was running around with the rest of the flock. Literally 3 days later she was back in the nesting box dying to hatch something out of thin-air. We ended up putting some day olds under her, she's SO happy and such an...
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    In love with the Olive eggs!!! Beautiful!
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    Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

    Hi The Chook Patch! I heard on the other Aussie thread you may have some Olive egger chicks for sale? I am desperate for one if you have any...
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    The chicken addiction...

    Thanks to everyone for making me feel so welcome!!
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    Australians - Where are you all????

    Yes Araucana's lay blue eggs!!! Mine is gorgeous & I love her. Apparently if you get creative & cross them with a dark brown egg layer you can get Olive eggs. I can't find anyone is Australia who sells the Olive egg producing ones. My Araucana is actually crossed with a Plymouth Rock - this is...
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    The chicken addiction...

    Hi Everyone. This is my first BYC post so far but I have been reading advice from everyone since we started on our Chicken journey in Jan 2013! I think I am officially addicted. So we started with 3 day old chicks which we raised, then we added 2 more at pullet stage to take us to 5 & then...
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