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    Chick died while unzipping, pictures included

    Not sure if I am guilty for this chick’s death but I still feel terrible. When I was leaving this morning I saw one of the last eggs unzipping. Didn’t seem to be stuck or anything so I didn’t intervene. I have assisted a lot of chicks but only do so when necessary. Unfortunately I only came...
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    Switching roosters?

    well I decided to do a switch-a-roo (pun intended), and keep the old rooster for a bit just in case. introduced him (with the 2 new hens) to the main flock in a cage, after a few hours I came out to the dog cage wide open :eek:, think I didn't lock it well enough, thankfully I found the rooster...
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    Switching roosters?

    We hatch our own eggs, I also find that the rooster keep egg eating critters away. the reason we're hesitating is that we really like this rooster so its a bummer to see him go. If it is the thing to do, I'll get on it, the (non favorite) ladies are looking a bit rough.
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    Switching roosters?

    Our white Easter egger roo has been picking at some of our hens (plucking them for no reason) and picking favorites. He has been favoring our white leghorns and chases off our australorp and easter eggers. I held back an Australorp rooster from a hatch I did a year ago and I was already planning...
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    Easter egger possible mix?

    So they have started laying! Actually all of my pullets have decided to start laying at the same time (2 Barred rocks, 1 australorp, 3 isa browns, and the 3 easter eggers). Which has me confused on who is laying which. I would find anywhere from 3-7 eggs a day cream/pink, and blue/green im...
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    Recovery on battery hens?

    They are doing great, although I think it is taking them awhile to lay in the box. Only one of them seem to lay in the box. The rest of the hens lay wherever, I even find them under their roosts. Hoping they learn soon
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    Pure Barred Rocks or australorp cross?

    Might be the last update I do on these chickens, they look better each day. Might just be bad care that made them look so horrible. One of them has started to lay today.
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    Pure Barred Rocks or australorp cross?

    Can’t wait for their first eggs! I’m getting tired of supplementing my backyard eggs with supermarket ones.
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    Pure Barred Rocks or australorp cross?

    Here they are!
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    Guess I got scammed! Now what breed could these chicks be?

    Well breeder replied and said he will get a hold of the person who packed the eggs around 5 days ago and he won’t reply to any of my texts. Guess I won’t be getting my money back. Even worse news I have been having horrible hatches with my Rcom king suro. Eggs develop well and they just don’t...
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    Guess I got scammed! Now what breed could these chicks be?

    i’m been messaging the breeder about the issue, no reply yet. I’m hoping it was a mistake and I can at least get my money back because these eggs were not at all cheap. They don’t seem to have any bad reviews (other than misgendered chicks) and all the photos of buyer’s chicks and eggs look...
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    Guess I got scammed! Now what breed could these chicks be?

    Oh no, I ordered pure eggs so this is disappointing. From what I know they have several flocks fenced off from eachother. The ones they were offering were bielefelders, australorps, barred rocks, and game birds. They sell everything from their eggs all the way to adults. Which confuses me on...
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    Guess I got scammed! Now what breed could these chicks be?

    Well this was a bit disappointing! I knew something was up with their eggs, they don’t look like bielefelder eggs (breeder said young pullet eggs (which sounded odd and you shouldn’t really hatch out pullet eggs) and today some are starting to hatch out. 11 eggs went in lockdown 2 Barred rock, 8...
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    Respiratory infection or new bedding?

    thank you for the information. I think I will do bloodwork on two of the ones with symptoms. This really sucks as I am the only person providing some of these breeds in my city. The ones with symptooms right now is the roo and some pullets, the laying hens are not showing any symptoms just yet...
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    Respiratory infection or new bedding?

    My chickens have been constantly sneezing, I am not sure if it is a respiratory infection or because I just changed to coco chips for their run. They have been sneezing for over a week now, the issue is that I just introduced a new rooster to my flock which might have given a virus to everyone...
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