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    Can Bantams & Standards cross breed?

    Thank you! That helps! Now I know I'm not imagining things!
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    Can Bantams & Standards cross breed?

    I'm asking this question because I have 3 "banties" that are the normal size of a bantie, but, two of them lay large-sized eggs... and I mean grocery store "large" to "extra large" eggs and one that lays what I would typically call a bantam size, or grocery store "small" egg. I asked the lady I...
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    bloody, gaping wound on top of tail from being pecked

    Um... another question. What do I do about the little feather stubs on her tail? Some look like they have blood in them, although they are not bleeding all over the place, or anything... do I need to/have to pull them out??? How do I know if they are blood feathers? Where ARE blood feathers??
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    Acts broody, had impacted crop, pecks, twitches head at times, & more.

    - Snow White is NOT sitting on eggs & we have no roosters, so, all our eggs are infertile. - She's wobbly on her legs. I have been getting her up a few times a day, but, she keeps returning to the nest or just laying down in on the floor and scooping up pine shavings around her. - If I...
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    bloody, gaping wound on top of tail from being pecked

    Thanks so much Renee & al6517... that's all VERY helpful. One more question... o.k. TWO more questions... 1. Do I cover the wound? I have not done that, but, you mentioned "dressing", al6517... does that mean to put gauze on it or just the ointment? 2. How often should I rinse the wound...
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    bloody, gaping wound on top of tail from being pecked

    I came home tonight and found my little splash cochin ("Chicken Little") in a corner of the coop having been pecked by the other chickens with a bloody, gaping hole on the top of her tail. I read a few posts of similar situations here and have poured a solution of saline with a drop or two of...
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    Acts broody, had impacted crop, pecks, twitches head at times, & more.

    Thanks so much for the encouragement! I am, unfortunately, facing another problem now with my splash cochin, whom I had separated due to the other chickens pecking her tail feathers off. I reintroduced her today when I took the broody "primadonna", Snow White, back out to the coop to see how...
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    Acts broody, had impacted crop, pecks, twitches head at times, & more.

    Hi, I'm new to the chicken world. We currently have 4 bantam/bantam mix hens (if that's possible)... three of which started to lay for us in December. (Here's a little history: We got some chickens from a friend who had hatched several as a home school project in late spring '08. We took the...
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