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    Is this an egg?

    everything was runny!
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    Is this an egg?

    We have pullets who just started laying. One has been laying for ~2 weeks, another laid her first egg yesterday and we think the third is close. We let them roam around the backyard, and we found this today (pics below). Not sure if this is potentially an egg precursor or a sign of something...
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    At what age can you determine sex for lavender orpington?

    Thanks all!!
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    At what age can you determine sex for lavender orpington?

    Hello, first time chicken owner. We got three chicks in late July (born on July 22 2020) - a lavender orpington, a blue ameracaunna, and a salmon faverolle. The Salmon Fav just started laying last week (yay!). My lavender orpington was generally the most tame and friendly. In the past few...
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    Injured Leg

    My lavender Orpington appears to have a hurt leg. I noticed her holding up her foot today and limping when she walks. It feels swollen at what I think is a joint - right where the feathers start on her leg. It also felt somewhat warm to the touch. She is 6 months old and I have three chickens in...
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    4 week lavender Orpington - Gender?

    I know it’s early and likely too early, but my lavender Orpington has much thicker legs, a more developed comb, and very pointy tail feathers compared to my other two. Is this a breed thing or potential for a rooster? thanks!
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    Avian Encephalomyelitis - 4 week old chick

    Hi All, I'm starting to think my 4-week salmon faverolle has avian encephalomyelitis. It started a few weeks ago with laying down a lot and rolling to her side when laying down. Antibiotics and separating her seemed to help and so I put her back with the other two, but she started declining...
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    Baby chick won't grow

    Hello, sorry about your loss. Would I be able to see a pic of your remaining chicks? I’m trying to judge if mine is on track for three weeks.
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    What’s the average size of a 3-week old chick?

    Here are my Orpington and ameracaunna
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    What’s the average size of a 3-week old chick?

    I’m a first time chicken owner and am a little confused as to how big my chicks should be at week 3. They ate an organic chick seed mix the first week and a half (from the breeder) and have been on the medicated crumbles since then. I have one chick that is ill and definitely a little...
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    3 week old chick is lame

    thank you! I took her to a local vet. We are trying antibiotics and hoping for a bacterial, intestine illness vs. Mareks. She is still eating and drinking and I was able to successfully separate her so she won’t get trampled, picked on. She isn’t flopping to one side as much, so potentially good...
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    3 week old chick is lame

    Thank you!
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    3 week old chick is lame

    Thank you very much!
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    3 week old chick is lame

    Hi all, We are first time chicken owners. We have three chicks (lavender orpington, blue ameracaunna, and salmon faverolle) that will be 3 weeks on Wednesday. Last week we noticed that the salmon fav. was hanging out under the hot plate more and sitting more. She was less active than the...
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    Sick chick? (2 weeks)

    We have three two-week old chicks (all different breeds). The salmon faverolle has been hiding under the heat plate more for the last two days. She’s still eating and drinking at least some, but is far less active than the others. Today I took them outside for a bit and between that and...
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