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    Couldn't wait... had to get chicks!! * PIC HEAVY* Genders???

    Cant wait for my babies either! Have 2 broodies and they will be hatching April 13th and 14, and again April 27th and 28th! 25 altogether, and candling them, it looks like theyre all fully loaded! :)) Pics to come!
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    barred rock hen deathly ill smells funny.....

    I JUST went through this. As a matter of fact, I still have 1 rooster quarantined. It is likely either Mycoplasma or Coryza. Trust me, get your sick hen on Tetracycline as soon as possible, as well as the rest of the flock. Quarantine her and any others who develop symptoms. Bleach water...
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    Tylan 50

    Sounds a lot like what 3 of my chickens have. Vet said it might be Mycoplasma. Does she have frothy little water bubbles in the corners of her eyes? My vet put them on tetracycline and they're been on it for 5 days with a little improvement but not over it. I read that once they have it, they...
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    Hatching on 19th day, when to help?

    Definitely do NOT help unless it goes over 24 hours! And even then check to make absolute sure that there's a problem before you help. Big risk of hurting the chick. AND breaking out on its own helps a chick to gain strength. Its a natural process, usually with very few boo-boos, so just...
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    Selling hatchlings...is this unreasonable?

    Its not at all unreasonable to ask for more. After all, if you sold them to someone else, they might be picked up immediately and you wouldnt have the extra cost of feed etc. Essentially you're "boarding" HIS chickens.
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    I have a Broody Hen!

    I would think she would be fine with 12 eggs. Years ago, I had a silkie hen disappear for awhile...turned out to be about 23 days. I thought she had been eaten by a coyote or other predator. Next time I saw her, she had 21 babies behind her! She obviously had a hidden nest with 21 eggs, and...
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    Can A Silkie Hatch Quail Eggs?

    She can definitely hatch them, but you have to watch close when they hatch and take them away from her (so sad) because she will smash them. I did this years ago, then kept the babies under the heat lamp. It went very well, except that I couldnt get my husband to stop calling them "quickens"...
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    Golden Laced Wyandotte - ID help - THANKS

    Definitely a cockerel. Longer feathers around his tail and neck. As someone else said here, compare them with your hens....most definitely male.
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    20+ week-old Silkie. Gender Guesses?

    Definitely a girl. If it was a roo, the comb and wattle should be much larger at that age.
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    d'uccles chicks 1 month

    hdowden, I recently acquired a pair of mille fleur d'Uccle, but the hen hasnt laid for me yet. First of all, what can you tell me about the temperament, laying habits, and broodiness of the d'Uccle? Secondly, if she does start laying soon, or whenever she does, I will let you know and you...
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    Help! What ARE these??

    OMG thanks yall! I thought so! I went to a horse auction a couple months ago, where they also auction other animals such as chickens. I dont usually buy adult birds, preferring to hatch my own, but these babies were so gorgeous that I risked it. I gave TWO DOLLARS EACH for them!! They have...
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    Help! What ARE these??

    Ok Im not sure Ive figured out how to post a pic, but maybe this time I got it! Soooo, if the pic comes up, can someone please help me figure out what breed this hen and roo are?? To me, they sort of resemble both Mille Fleur d'Uccle OR Swedish Flower. Yall tell me!! Thanks!
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    CRD (possible mycoplasmosis) in flock...TEST UPDATE

    Oh yes, I would suggest seeing the test results first also! Who know? It may not be necessary to cull! Stranger things have happened. If it were me, I would hate to put them all down before knowing what it is, then end up finding out it was something that could have been fixed. It would be a...
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    2 sick chickens

    I found my Barred roo in the corner of the coop around noon, with his head tucked under his wing. When I picked him up to see what was wrong, I found a foul smelling wound where his wing meets his body. On further inspection, his eyes are both crusty and matted up and he's very weak and...
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    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    9 so far today! Probably 10 before the day is over though. I have one late layer, same girl every day. But she lays a HUGE egg, and it's always double-yolked!
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