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    Missing feathers

    All great advice. Thank you! We will make some diet adjustments - and keep an eye on our Luigi, she's the only one not missing feathers. Do you suggest getting saddle sweaters for them? The average temperature is 15°-25°. Does anyone have any advice on the use of heating lamps with the red bulb...
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    Missing feathers

    They are 8 months old and did not molt in the fall. First time chicken owner. It is bare skin where they are missing feathers. May have to separate and see if that is the case. Thanks for that suggestion.
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    Missing feathers

    So a little background. I thought that our rooster was ripping feathers out while mating as it was only 1 when-- so we got rid of him 😪 Now we have many hens missing feathers: back by the wings, on their back, in their neck (nite we do have one naked neck and are aware) -- WHY??? We have 7...
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    Parrot Beak

    Hi there. I wasn't sure where to post this so pardon if this is in the wrong thread. We have a chicken with parrot beak and it's causing scissor beak. We clipped it per research a few weeks ago (worst experience for me not so much the bird) but it didn't help. Any tried and true ways to fix...
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    4 Month Sexing

    Yes I posted them.
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    4 Month Sexing

    Thank you. The 5th one down, Oreo, I saw crow so I figure it's the rooster. We don't even know types. If other pictures would be better what specific angle? Thanks for the help!!
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    4 Month Sexing

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    4 Month Sexing

    Good morning. I hatch chicks with my students yearly, this year was a little different as I did it at home virtually. We decided to keep them this year. I hatched 13 eggs and I think 11 of them are roosters. We gave away some but is there a way to tell at 12 weeks? One did crow and I know it's a...
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