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    Are these Silkies??

    Polydactyly (extra toes) is a dominant gene so they could still be crosses. Also, I can't see too well on the white one but I should think the beard would be more defined on a pure satin, though it could be a bit early. I would ask the farm owner if they are satins; if they are a satin breeder...
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    Are these Silkies??

    Silkie crosses, not pure. They're smooth feathered so that's how you can tell. But a lot of cute silkie features, like crests and feathered feet! No guesses on gender yet, wait a few more weeks and look at the comb. Anything with silkie is harder to tell though.
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    My dumb chickens

    Pretty birds, even if they're molting! Are you using fenbendazole? I dewormed mine a few months ago with it and noticed the same warning. You mentioning it made me look it up and it was difficult to find solid info, but I did find this old thread...
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    What Gender Do you Think These Are?

    I agree with BGcoop. Feather/wing sexing is possible, but only on crosses of chickens with certain genetics (not the majority of chickens). Also, I've only seen reliable articles (with scientific explanation) do it on day-old chicks, not older birds. It would look like this, where the primaries...
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    Butchering silkie Roosters

    I've seen this too! Found out today it's just the fat and tissue at the base of the feather (if he was molting the new feathers would have had more of this) - normal! See this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/weird-worm-like-things-coming-out-of-the-pores.561401/
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    Avian Leukosis Virus (ALV) clean Legbar source

    I'm sorry to hear this. If you do want to test, stay away from RAL! They're one of the few companies that claim to offer ALV testing and I believe they're a scam. They offer tests for practically every chicken disease (and many other animals too) all for the same price of $20 per test. Very...
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    Bumblefoot?

    It looks like bumblefoot to me because of the scabs and what looks like a little swelling. But I've also never had ducks :confused:
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    Hatching eggs/lockdown

    I agree with this. After all, even a hen sometimes gets up off her eggs.
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    How to rid of rats/Search read

    I struggle with the same problem. We have about 100 birds in multiple coops. The only thing that has really worked for us was blocking off known entrances to the coops with hardware cloth and putting poison out. Also caught and killed them with nets for a while. That wiped them out for a couple...
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    Pullet laying 1 egg a week

    Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Internal laying can take a while to show. I can't give you an exact timeline, but maybe 1-2 months. I've had a few hens who've had it and I didn't notice until they completely stopped laying and it's been a while... Visually, she looks really healthy...
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    Aggressive Behavior

    I've used them to prevent aggressive picking that draws blood. They are a pain to get on at first but they do work. Give it a shot, it might take care of the problem.
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    Pullet laying 1 egg a week

    Clues, clues... This is helpful info. And wow, I might need to hear more about this camera tracking system, been looking at ways to track which hens lay which eggs for a long time now. My thinking is now: 1) She might be starting to go broody and the hormones are making her lay less before she...
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    Pullet laying 1 egg a week

    I've found eggs in some crazy places! Under nest boxes and inside feeders! But if she's not hiding eggs then it is probably something else. What breed is she? And is her comb full and red (depending on breed) or does it look a little shrunken maybe?
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    Pullet laying 1 egg a week

    Do you let your chickens outside? Could it be she found a new great nesting spot that one time she was locked out?
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    Did Tractor Supply give me the wrong chick?

    x2, definitely a cockerel and looks like a Welbar. The second one is a pullet.
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