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    Another Update

    Out of six seemingly viable eggs with full embryo development, only two hatched on the 16th-17th. I waited on the 18th with no signs of anymore hatching from the clutch. this morning I handled and candle lit them again and there was absolutely no movement or signs of life. Out of curiosity I...
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    Pale Scabbed Combs?

    it seems something is going through my chickens right now. its causing paler floppy combs and what looks like white spots and scabbing. could it be pox? I live in a place where theres wild turkeys. I know pox gets spread from wild fowl to domestic fowl via mosquitos. My bantam rooster had it and...
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    An Update on things :)

    Hi everyone, its been a while since I last posted. within that time our little bantams grew up and started laying. our bantam partridge wyandotte Gertrude has done well brooding a nest and the little babies are hatching TODAY. one little black and white chick hatched yesterday. I cant get any...
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    What is she?

    This is one of my new bantam hens named Cleopatra. She's really pretty, my mom thinks she's the prettiest hen in our bantam flock. I got her from a feed store, the bin was just labeled as Bantam straight runs. If anyone knows what she could be or be related to that'd be helpful :) She's a very...
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    My little bantam flock

    These are my new bantams. The roosters just started crowing a few days ago :) Macho, Pipsqueak, and Sterling are the roosters of the bunch. This is just a temporary enclosure until we build them a pen and house.
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    Help?

    Sorry if they are not the best, she kept running from me and looping under a bush in their pen. Got the best takes I could.
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    Help?

    I'm new here. I own a mixed flock of bigger sized hen breeds. One of my jersey giants went bald on her underside (it looks red) and now she's balding on her face. Is this some sort of infection? Mites? Bullying from other hens? It's happend just recently and none of the other flock members...
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    Hello everyone :)

    My user name is Maple Cake (not my real name obviously), but you can call me A.G. instead. I'm 21. 1. I've had chickens for a few years now since 2021 2. I currently have 16 chickens, 3 of which are roosters 3. I have a very mixed flock that's split into two groups. One is a count of 10: 3...
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