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    2 week old mystery chick

    I guess they could be pink? Is that what an Oprington’s legs would be? They look awfully orange to me in sunlight, but pink in the shade.
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    2 week old mystery chick

    Ooh you might be on to something here. I swear I looked at so many identification pictures of day old chicks and couldn’t find a match, but this looks like it could be her twin. I hope you’re right, I love adding Orpingtons to my flock.
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    2 week old mystery chick

    My daughter’s elementary school class got baby chicks and we volunteered to take a few once they outgrew the classroom. But the breed of this one is throwing us for a loop, and naturally it got lost in translation from teacher to daughter to us. I’m guessing she is 2-3 weeks old. Supposedly she...
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    Young rooster - labored breathing and purple comb

    Well the Tylosin came in the mail pretty quick, it got here yesterday and he drank plenty of the medicated water in the last 24 hours. This morning his comb didn’t seem as purple as before and his breathing wasn’t quite as labored, but he was getting more and more lethargic as today went on. At...
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    Young rooster - labored breathing and purple comb

    He’s not the only rooster, but he has his own “mini flock” of bantam hens within the main flock. Our other rooster and full size hens don’t generally bother him or the other bantams, especially when free ranging. As for their environment: We live in Arizona so I don’t think mold would be an...
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    Young rooster - labored breathing and purple comb

    I have an 8 month old Belgian d’anver bantam rooster who is having some issues. Signs and symptoms: - heavy labored breathing (and occasionally a sound almost like a click when he breathes, more in his throat/mouth than in the lungs, might just be his tongue) - purple comb (sometimes darker...
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    Scaly leg mites?

    Is this scaly leg mites on my rooster? I haven’t noticed that much scaliness on any other chickens in the flock but the rooster has always had very scaly looking legs.
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    Is this a golden sebright or something else

    This was a chick from TSC mixed bantams and I’ve been assuming he’s a golden sebright. But he’s nearly 8 weeks old and I would have expected to see more lacing on his feathers at this point. Is it just because he’s hatchery quality and not show quality? Or does the lacing not develop till later...
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    Is it normal for Japanese bantams to not jump/fly?

    I’ve got 4 bantam chicks that are 4 weeks old, 2 golden sebright, 1 OEGB, and 1 Japanese bantam. The Japanese bantam is the only one who never jumps or flies. The other 3 have all been going crazy testing their wings out and they love jumping up to the edge of the brooder box (we cover it when...
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    Japanese bantam color

    I’m 95% sure this is a Japanese bantam. She (straight run, but hoping for a “she” lol) has a single comb, clean legs, and her legs are significantly shorter than the others I got (OEGB and golden sebright). But her feathers are now coming in and I’m curious what color she might end up. Pale...
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    Tractor Supply bantam breed guesse

    Got 4 assorted bantam chicks at Tractor Supply, any guesses on breed? No feathered legs. I was kind of assuming they were all Old English Gam bantams but I’m not familiar with the coloring for that breed. I’m guessing 3 and 4 are the same coloring, though one is quite a bit darker than the...
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    Rooster losing barbs in tail feathers

    I just picked him up and looked at his feathers. I can’t see any nits on the feathers but I’m not sure what else to look for in terms of evidence of mites. I also inspected his rump a little closer, here’s a close up photo. In addition to the feathers with missing barbs there are also a lot of...
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    Rooster losing barbs in tail feathers

    He is 3.5, hatched in April 2020. I’ve thought about mites but haven’t seen any damage to the other chickens. I can do a more thorough check of his feathers next time I pick him up though.
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    Rooster losing barbs in tail feathers

    I have a 3.5 year old Ayam Cemani rooster who has slowly been losing bits of his tail feathers. From what I understand of the anatomy of feathers, he’s losing the barbs, but the shaft remains. It doesn’t seem to be a molting issue, because it’s happened slowly over the last few years and the...
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    Possible infected wound

    Thanks! Do you think it’s ok to leave it uncovered even if we see her picking at it? She is in a clean environment but she has been spending a LOT of time preening (either she’s bored from being in the house or she is a very vain chicken lol), so when we’ve left the wound uncovered it’s...
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