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    Hen eating but losing weight, getting weaker, now also has a watery crop

    Luckily the crop seems to have emptied on its own, but I will still keep an eye on it in case it needs treated again. As for the fenbendazole, I gave her the paste - approximately a pea sized amount - for four days straight. With her most recent dosage being about 3 days ago. Will the four days...
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    Hen eating but losing weight, getting weaker, now also has a watery crop

    Hey y'all. My 2-3 year old hen, who I believe is an ISA Brown, has been having some health issues as of late. She started losing weight within the past few months, but it wasn't very much so I didn't think a lot of it. I noticed however that she has recently become very light and she seems...
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    Could this 3.5 week Lavender Orp be a he?

    Hello again! Just making a 7 week old update on my lavender Orpington. It's...definitely a cockerel, isn't it?
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    Attention all polish chicken owners...when and how should I trim crests?

    Nope! Both of mine ended up being female. I hear that polish are rather tricky to sex sometimes. As far as I know crests aren't a reliable method of sexing them until they are close to maturity.
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    Rooster overmating specific hens. What to do?

    It seems like a lot of people are recommending temporary separation. I have 2 coops but one of them houses the adult chickens and the other smaller coop houses the 6 week old pullets and cockerel, so they are both occupied. I suppose I could try to make a divider in the run for the adult...
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    Rooster overmating specific hens. What to do?

    My rooster just turned a year old a few weeks ago. I do have saddles on the hens that have it worst but they often get flipped up and it doesn't really seem to stop it from getting worse. It may sound trivial but whether or not the hens are bothered by it I hate seeing their good looks ruined by...
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    Rooster overmating specific hens. What to do?

    Hey y'all My year old rooster Sandy has been overmating some of my hens pretty severely. It started a few months ago and wasn't bad at first, but now I have 3 hens with bare backs, and 1 with completely bare back and sides. It's not uncommon that when he wants to mate he will chase down his...
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    Could this 3.5 week Lavender Orp be a he?

    Sounds like good advice. I'll make an update in a few weeks if I remember to.
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    Could this 3.5 week Lavender Orp be a he?

    I'm still leaning towards cockerel as well, as I've never had a pullet get this much comb and wattle so early.
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    Could this 3.5 week Lavender Orp be a he?

    It seems that there's some conflicting opinions. I added a poll so I can get more opinions without requiring everyone to leave a reply.
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    Could this 3.5 week Lavender Orp be a he?

    Sure, here's a picture of each wing.
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    Could this 3.5 week Lavender Orp be a he?

    Hello. I've noticed that my 3.5 week old chick (who I think is a lavender orpington) has started to develop a larger comb than its brooder-mates, and is developing some size and color in the wattles. They have also been rather slow to feather. Can anyone tell yet if this bird is a male? Or is...
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    What breed is this chick?

    After looking at some pictures I would say that out of the two it looks more like a lavender orpington. If it is one I would be very happy! I've always wanted a lavender orpington.
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    What breed is this chick?

    I just got this chick from my local Atwoods three days ago, and I'm not sure exactly what breed it is. The bin said something along the lines of "specialty breed pullet", but obviously that doesn't tell me very much. Can anyone make a good guess on what breed it is?
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    Thank you!! ...and everyone else who flooded my wall with birthday messages 🤣 The pfp was drawn...

    Thank you!! ...and everyone else who flooded my wall with birthday messages 🤣 The pfp was drawn by my little bro.
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