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    Help, Please!

    I keep chickens primarily as pets. Three days ago, I was given two silkies, which are sick. (Sneezing and conjunctivitis, but still eating and drinking normally.) Thankfully I have had them isolated, but I am worried because my other hens got out of their pen 3 days ago and may have gotten...
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    Easter Egger Pullet or Roo

    Can anyone confirm that this is a roo? This little guy is 5 weeks old. He was sold to me as a Americana (I knew better but don't care) and a hen (this I do care about-- I can't have a rooster). He is developing his feathers more slowly than his "sister", but this little dude is already trying to...
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    Phoenix Bantam- is this a little roo?

    Phoenix, 5 weeks old. I suspect it's a roo.
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    New chickens are sick, what to do?

    Also, how long should I wait to confirm that my old hens are in the clear? I have chicks in the house, and I don't want to expose them unneccesarily.
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    New chickens are sick, what to do?

    I was given two silkie hens two days ago and they are sick. Bubbly eyes, congestion, one is sneezing... they stank when I first got them, but they also had mites and since I treated those and they are in a cleaner pen, they don't smell bad anymore. They are currently housed in a temporary coop...
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    Ended Contest 5: Cutest Baby Fowl - 7th Annual BYC Easter Hatch A Long

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    Help!! First time incubating eggs--Sticky chick?

    Wow, thank you so much, I feel a lot better hearing that from someone experienced. The more research I do (I've been reading all morning), the more I believe it was just a weak chick. It doesn't look anything like the pictures of shrink wrapped chicks. It's still super sad though. On a happier...
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    Help!! First time incubating eggs--Sticky chick?

    Those two are dead. :( It looks like one is shrink wrapped (my fault I suppose, from when I opened the incubator to remove the hatched chicks), and the other I'm not sure, it looks like it just gave up. I'm super sad about it, especially the one that I am at fault for. :( I keep getting...
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    Long-time lurker, new member

    I've lurked around this site for a long time, looking for information beneficial to my little flock. :) Glad to be a member now. I have a black silkie hen, an austrolorp, and a blue laced wyandotte. I am currently in great suspense waiting for my first incubation to be over. I've got two little...
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    Help!! First time incubating eggs--Sticky chick?

    This is my first time hatching eggs. I borrowed a still air incubator with an auto turner. My temps were off at the start of incubation (a little too low, but I got a new themometer and everything was good from then on). On day 18, we candled the eggs (8 of the 12 were good, 3 we couldn't see...
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