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    Is this a RIR?

    Hahaha! Just looked at my chickie posts from a few months ago... Here's Whoot all grown up...
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    Welsummer hen with twisted neck, extremely swollen wattles, offensive odor, yellowish about the face

    thank you very much... yes, we're keeping her completely isolated... She still has no discharge nor breathing irregularities, nor lumps in sinus area, but does have some facial swelling out a ways from her eyes. Crop no longer enlarged and I no longer detect an odor nor sour smell about her...
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    Welsummer hen with twisted neck, extremely swollen wattles, offensive odor, yellowish about the face

    Hi... went out to feed my chickens today and one of them came slowly to me with: twisted neck, extremely swollen wattles, offensive odor, and yellowish appearance about the face--but not active or visible discharge... her whole front/anterior neck area seems swollen/puffy--kind of hard to...
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    Estes Hatchery ???

    Two years ago I bought several Buff Orpingtons seems like it was 6 or 8 from Orscheln in Ozark/Springfield MO and they were really healthy hearty great chickens and I had a really excellent survival rate... until some friend chick sat for us at their place and a predator killed them all. :(...
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    Is this a RIR?

    Hey, this was fun! Happy that you've got your little peepers identified! ...and, I'm very blessed to be here with you all! :)
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    Is this a RIR?

    Oops... One last one, since maybe this will be helpful in summary concerning some of the patterned back chicks we have been discussing... (Welsummer, EE, and even some of the RIRs side-by-side)
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    Is this a RIR?

    Last pic, I promise! ...at least for tonight... ;)
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    Is this a RIR?

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    Is this a RIR?

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    Is this a RIR?

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    Is this a RIR?

    Check to see if your little chickie has whiskered/fuller cheeks than your others... I can't quite see it's cheeks from the pic, but it sure looks like my EE's that I named Minky and Beavy ("Beaverly"). Your chipmunk looking chick is going to be your Welsummer... and the chick that you're...
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    Silkie Hatch-A-Long 2015

    So exciting... Hubby had brought home a dozen eggs from a job where his client raised silkies... I've had a new incubator for a few months hoping to gather funds to get Lavender Orpington eggs from Jody and Charlie, after falling in love with Orpingtons this spring after hand raising 8 Buff...
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    Silkie Hatch-A-Long 2015

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    Bad News, Good News, Question on "pre-hatch death"...guilt and responsibility

    @granny hatchet, thanks so much for your encouragement and insights!!! :) Ok then... Now to rejoice and enjoy these 8 healthy little peepers... Blessings upon you and yours, granny hatchet! :) MegH
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    Bad News, Good News, Question on "pre-hatch death"...guilt and responsibility

    Bad News: In the spring I was so excited by a healthy and happy group of 8 Buff Orpington chickies I'd gotten and raised up to about 6 weeks... Then we had friends who were excited to chick sit for us while we went out of state for a week to meet our new grand baby. They had been set up for...
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