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    Injury from a hawk attack

    One of my hens was horribly injured, mating injury. Her whole side is skinned. Hard to treat these wounds because, as I have found out, no subcutaneous tissue under the skin. Well, I guess I knew that about chickens, as anyone who has removed skin from a chicken breast can see, but I never...
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    People on backyard chickens are smart.

    Here is my all black midnight majesty marans all grown up too. Except her brown eyebrows...
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    People on backyard chickens are smart.

    Here is Rachel. She is a shy timid little thing. Gentle but stand offish
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    People on backyard chickens are smart.

    On this forum a while back, I asked about possible parentage for my baby chicks. Someone said my black skinned partridge chick was likely a silky mix. Well, she is not fluffy like a Silkie but she has a little hat of feathers, she is smaller than the other hens. The other day, I was thinking...
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    Sapphire sky early guess roo or girl?

    I called townline hatchery and the owner said all the sapphire sky chicks have white dot on head, male and female
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    Identify my chick

    Thank you. The number of breeds is bewildering. I never knew... I am assuming they are all hybrids but the black legged brown chick was a nice surprise
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    Identify my chick

    Hi. My name is Cali and I just joined. I came into possession of some very dark brown eggs. I did not have an incubator at the time but got the idea in my head I should hatch some eggs. So I bought an incubator when I got more eggs, except the second batch were mostly light brown. I went to...
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