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    9 week old Barnevelder

    Hi all - I have two 9 week old Barnevelders. Both have smaller combs. One has more lace pattern than the other. Thoughts on pullet vs roo? I have two pictures of each.
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    Lavender Orpington at 5 weeks male or female?

    @SurferchickinSB how’d she turn out? I have 4 straight run that are almost 3 weeks old.
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    Lavender Orpington - Cockerel or Pullet?

    @Inga73 any updates? Was #1 a roo?
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    Baby chick struggling to walk

    I’m sorry for your loss. It’s really tough when there is such a bond with them.
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    Baby chick struggling to walk

    Update: she passed away. Poor little thing was finally at peace.
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    Baby chick struggling to walk

    The one I posted about this morning? She ate some yolk, but she has not shown any improvement. She’s sleeping right now.
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    Baby chick struggling to walk

    She was struggling to open her beak to eat the yolk yesterday. I tried again this morning, and she took a little bit. I don’t have B complex vitamins but will get some asap. I do have the chick vitamin water mix, so I gave her some of that this morning. The brooder water was mainly Nutridrench...
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    Baby chick struggling to walk

    Hi all, I am currently brooding some dark Brahmas, and I have one that all of a sudden is struggling to walk. The group is one week old. We had a couple that developed pasty butt, so we cleaned them off like we normally do in a gentle manner. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, so we sent them...
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    Any Delaware Hen owners? Quick question please?????

    I have one that hatched in early March. Nothing yet, but she does the submissive stance like she is ready to lay.
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    Sapphire Gem - Progression

    Here is one of Huckleberry’s eggs (left) compared to one of my Buff Orpington’s (right)
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    Sapphire Gem - Progression

    I haven’t posted updates in a long time, but here they are at 18 weeks! Huckleberry is the top one, and Mosaic is the bottom one. Huckleberry is quite vocal when she sees me. She thinks I have treats lol
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    Sapphire Gem - Progression

    I can’t tell mine apart from the leg band I put on Huckleberry.
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    Sapphire Gem - Progression

    I missed last week, but here they are at 6 weeks. Hennifer is now named Mosiac (first 2 pictures) and Huckleberry (last 2 pictures).
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    Sapphire Gem - Progression

    Here they are at 4 weeks: Hennifer (dark one) and Huckleberry (light one) I’ve read this breed is known to grow combs faster than other breeds. I’m starting to see that.
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    What illness does my hen have? Stool picture included

    Sorry to hear about your loss ☹️ I have their waterers changed out every few days with a fresh batch.
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