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    Dry Fowl Pox?

    I have been seeing a lot of mosquitoes over the last month so that makes sense. Are there any lookalike conditions I should be aware of?
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    Dry Fowl Pox?

    I've got a hen with some dark blotches on her comb. To my inexperienced eyes, this looks like dry fowl pox. Does that assessment seem correct to you? If so, is there anything much to do for her? Several other birds have similar marks, but none so prominent. Also, she's going hardcore broody...
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    Male or Female?

    I think you're right about the first one. The other two I really can't tell about. The third has a broader comb and the second seems to have a bit more comb than the first. Their being mixes doesn't help for comparison to one another.
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    Male or Female?

    I posted these three a couple weeks ago and feedback was that it was too early to tell. They're six weeks old now so I thought I'd try asking again. Chick 1: Father: Blue Ameraucana? Mother: Frizzle Easter Egger Chick 2: Father: Black Ameraucana? Mother: Frizzle Easter Egger Chick 3...
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    Rooster breed?

    No kidding, we live in Texas so they all pant in the shade.
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    Help hens or roos

    I'm no expert, but at 6 weeks, I'd guess pullets. The combs are pale and not raised very much.
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    How Do You Know When They're Actually Broody?

    As others have said, does she stay in the nesting box two nights in a row? A broody hen has to get up at least once a day, often more, to eat and drink so you will see her out of the nesting box sometimes by day. Often, others will go broody too and sit on her eggs while she's up, if they don't...
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    Rooster breed?

    Curious what breed this rooster might be? He's the dominant bird in my flock and likes to chase a big Bielefelder we've got around and around the chicken run. He came in a mixed straight run from Meyer back in December. I'm guessing he's a black Ameraucana? I've also been told he might be an...
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    Help hens or roos

    How old are they?
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    4 weeks old male or female?

    I've got an assortment of hens from Meyer. 3 Silver Laced Wyandottes, an assortment of eggers, and several breeds and hybrids with single combs. Guess I'll have to wait a bit longer and see.
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    We need Names for the news chicks

    Columbia, Columbine, Bluey, Red
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    4 weeks old male or female?

    The comb on the brown one is definitely broader than the other two, though I've got some pea and rose combs in the flock and one could definitely be its mother. (It had a chipmunk pattern at hatch which suggests to me the father was a legbar). Chickens are much easier to catch at night. It's...
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    4 weeks old male or female?

    Good to know, thank you. Part of what makes it so difficult for me is not knowing breed and not being skilled in figuring out what a chicken's comb will look like once it's grown. Legbars and Bielefelders have much more prominent combs than most of the breeds I've got.
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    4 weeks old male or female?

    I let a broody hen sit some eggs and the chicks are four weeks old now. Breed is backyard mix, but I'll speculate about parentage below. I'm mainly curious about their sexes. You can see all three chicks in this picture. 1. Black frizzle 2. Grey frizzle 3. Brown 1. Black Frizzle: Mother...
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    BUYER BEWARE - LADIES First Chicken Door is a Rip-off!

    It took weeks and I had to remind Matt after he forgot to send a replacement part, but my chicken door is working again. To be fair, I could have been more active in reminding him, but it still took almost a month. The door works well now and i want to love it. I've got a friend who has had one...
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