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    How to sex newborn/young chickens?

    Try typing that as a search into the bar under the BYC logo top left. I'm certain I've seen this topic posted quite a few times. I know you can do it by how the feathers are growing in on the wings, just not sure on specifics. Good luck!
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    Dead Little cockerel, how did he die?

    I've been trying to sell them for about 2 weeks now.... No bites, I can't even give'em away! Are silver duckwing old English not desirable?
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    Dead Little cockerel, how did he die?

    Thanks, just wasn't sure if they'd be able to actually kill that young!
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    Dead Little cockerel, how did he die?

    I have 3 little roosters, 12 weeks, and 2 hens living in a large dog cage as a grow out pen until they can join the older ones in the coop. This morning I was woken up by a pretty loud scuffle in the spare room, nothing unusual with 3 Roos fighting for dominance..... And then a hen flew into our...
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    Silkies eye looks weird

    is it a solid smokey white on the eyeball itself, or is it sort of foamy like made of tiny bubbles excreting from the eye? if its foamy and bubbly, its most likely an infection that will need to be treated by antibiotics.
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    Dogshaming.com featured a post about a chicken :P

    The caption reads: "I hid a live chicken under the bed…and Mom didn’t find it for two days! (The chicken was fine, just a little annoyed.)"
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    Egg salad recipes needed...

    I'm very proud of my egg (chicken) salad recipe, I get so many compliments on it! 7-8 eggs boiled, cooled and peeled 3 oven roasted chicken breasts (optional) diced or shredded 1 large or 3 small Dill pickled diced up very fine, or relish to taste 2-3 tbsp of mayo squirt of mustard salt and...
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    Post your parrot pics!

    Baby Girl giving me heck She is very 'in your face' and loves mr. noodles
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    african grey?

    good job keeping her away from the pots and pans, also keep in mind that scented candles, cleaning sprays and air fresheners also really affect them. you did the right thing by calling a vet- stopping a normal behaviour almost always means illness. good luck with your baby!
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    My little boy

    whether it be a dog, cat, bird or otherwise- you always know when the right time is and no one can tell you different. If it were me, and he was drinking, eating, bathing and snuggling in his bed as usual I would let him be and observe him. As im sure you know, birds are complex little animals...
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    Rooster with bad foot injury. Need help!

    I dealt with a very similar problem in a silkie hen, I agree that irrigating the wound and soaking daily in a warm epsom salt bath works wonders, it draws out a lot of infection and is relaxing for the bird also. non pain relieving neosporin on the wound is what I used and changed the bandages...
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    Should I keep the water inside or outside the coop?

    My opinion would be that depending on the square footage/ number of birds in your coop- putting the food and water outside, under the coop would allow for the maximum space for living inside. My first coop was quite small and i chose to keep the food inside away from vermin and water outside...
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    Foot is puffed up don't know what to do?!

    there is a wonderful video tutorial floating around here on how to treat it. remember that once you cut the black scab/plug out you have to push from the top to pop out the kernels of infection. good luck. soaking in epsom salt water solution after will help to draw out the infection.
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