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    Australorp and Silkies---gender guess?

    Thanks for your thoughts, chuckachucka! Was hoping for pullets, but had an inkling they might be cockerels. We'll just have to be patient for those sweet silkies...haha! :D
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    Australorp and Silkies---gender guess?

    Thanks, redranger209! Was hoping for at least 1 australorp pullet, but that's what happens in the chicken world! :jumpy We'll just have to wait a bit to figure out those adorable silkies!
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    Australorp and Silkies---gender guess?

    Hello Experts! My sister recently got a few chicks: Silkies and Australorps(?). They are 7-8 weeks old. Any guesses on genders? I have an opinion on the Australorps, but I know nothing about Silkies...haha! Thanks for your help!
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    Bald EE

    I tried to look closer, and I don't see anything that looks like broken feathers. I'm hoping she's a molting hen that lays eggs on occasion, like yours! :-)
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    Bald EE

    Thanks, TexasSam! I really hope it's molting. She's just thrown me by continuing to lay eggs. I'm going to up her protein to try to encourage feather growth! I haven't seen any broken feathers, so I guess that's good news against feather picking. :-)
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    Bald EE

    Thanks for the reply, FlyingNunFarm! I'm going to check her for crawlies tonight. She's a bit skittish, so that's the best time to catch her. I did check my RIR for bugs last week and didn't see any, but I'll definitely check again. She has never completely stopped laying eggs, so I don't...
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    Bald EE

    Hi Chicken_Guru! Thanks for the thoughts. She has never stopped laying eggs, so I don't think she's been through a molt. I feed them a lay feed that is 16% protein, but I'm thinking maybe I'll go to the feed store and by a higher protein feed to see if that helps. I do have alfalfa, too, so...
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    Bald EE

    Hello Everyone, My Easter Egger went bald over the summer, and I'm wondering if my other hen is pecking at her or if it's something else. I only have 2 hens, and they are in coop with more than enough space. She is still laying eggs--about every 2-3 days, so I'm not thinking molting. Let me...
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    Pullet clarification...I hope!

    Thanks for your input, everyone!
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    Pullet clarification...I hope!

    Hello Everyone! These are pictures of my new babies at 9 weeks old: an Easter Egger and a Brahma. I am thinking they are both pullets, but was hoping for confirmation from you...the experts! Thanks!
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    Old Fashioned Broody Hen Hatch A Long and Informational Thread

    I think your hen will be fine, you will just have to watch her to see how she takes to the chicks. I have 2 RIRs and one recently went broody, so I put fertilized eggs under her (we had to slip in day old chicks because something went wrong with the eggs...but that's another story). She lived...
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    sick hen--pictures

    Hi GitaBooks! Since you were so good to respond to all my posts, I thought I'd give you an update on Polly. I broke down and took her to the vet and was able to get antibiotics for her. She slowly got better and better, and finally started walking about 8 days after taking her meds. She...
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    Arizona Chickens

    Congrats! Can't wait to see pics of them toddling around!
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    Arizona Chickens

    I got a couple of current photos today. Here they are!
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    Arizona Chickens

    Sorry to reply so late...I've been on vacation! I haven't held them much, since I've been away. My son took care of them and picked them up a few times to get them out of the rain and put them in shelter. I'm hoping to get a hold of them soon...maybe tonight. Better late than never, right?
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