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    Barred rock cockerel or pullet?

    We're really hoping so! We're not in a place where neighbors are an issue, but my FIL hates roosters🤣😅 Oddly enough, the suspected rooster is the ONLY chick, out of all the chicks we've gotten, that they offered to let him pick out. Not sure if he picked the only rooster in the bin or if we just...
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    Barred rock cockerel or pullet?

    We have 2 barred rock chicks that are 4 weeks old. They look completely opposite. The first two are a couple (unfortunately) blurry photos of our suspected roo. These two photos are of our other, more dull barred rock. This last photo is one more of our suspected roo. What does everyone think?
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    ISA brown with weird feather growth

    Oh no not at all. We havent really had too much of an issue with anyone being picked on. If anything, she would be more likely to become a bully than the bullied one. It seems like this is somewhat normal for hybrids. She seems otherwise healthy and none of the other birds have feather loss or...
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    ISA brown with weird feather growth

    This is our only ISA brown and her feathers are growing slow and kind of "curly" She eats and drinks. Shes about 5-6 weeks old now and her body has been growing, but not her feathers. Anyone have any experience with this?
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    3 week old olive egger isnt eating, drinking, or moving. Seems to be gasping for air. I think shes slowly dying, please help!!☹

    R About the gizzard issues, We found a bit of research done on gizzard erosion and ulceration, which was first noticed in the 1930's in broiler birds. It is also known as ventriculitis. From what we could gather, she may have had her own personal issues with GEU. But we can't be sure because...
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    3 week old olive egger isnt eating, drinking, or moving. Seems to be gasping for air. I think shes slowly dying, please help!!☹

    I have a 3, almost 4, week old olive egger pullet that just started acting this way today. She wont eat anything i try to offer, not even wet crumble, which she would normally go crazy for. I have to give her water in tiny quantities (like tiny rain drops) otherwise she acts like shes choking...
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