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    Losing chickens, one by one... (Warning: Dead chicken picture)

    Quote: The pen is only small. And she is a Silkie. I have seen dead chickens before but not Silkies, so I don't know what they are supposed to look like. Quote: I have never seen a fox before. Anywhere. I live in town so I don't really think a fox would risk coming in town...
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    Losing chickens, one by one... (Warning: Dead chicken picture)

    Quote: I don't think we have weasels in Australia. I do have rats but they have never attacked any of the chickens before. Thanks for the hugs
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    Losing chickens, one by one... (Warning: Dead chicken picture)

    A few weeks ago I discovered my Pekin bantam was dead, stuffed in between the edges of the coop, with her head missing. The rest of her was intact. More recently one of my Silkies had all of her feathers ripped out of one of her wings and it was bleeding. I thought it was the chickens having...
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    Shell-less egg in their run, what to do? (pics)

    I give them laying mash. It has pullets, seed and some sandy stuff that they don't seem to like.
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    Shell-less egg in their run, what to do? (pics)

    I found this shell-less egg in my chooks' run. It was still warm when I picked it up. I have no clue which chook did it. Is this bad? What should I do? What can I do?
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    My chooks have... lice?

    Quote: Ok. What is this "dust" actually called? And I assume I can get it from the vets?
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    My chooks have... lice?

    I found one near the butt hole of one chook and the other was just on a random spot around the back area, under the feathers. So, are you saying that there will be a certain spot where they are "nesting" on the chook? Oh and should I be worried about my hair? >.<
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    My chooks have... lice?

    I found these creamy coloured bugs on my chooks. I am not sure what they are. I thought they were lice but now I am not so sure I would take a picture of it but I am not going back in there! I totally freaked and took a shower and washed my hair >.< I only saw 2, one on one chook and one on...
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    What breed is this rooster? (pictures)

    Thank you all for your help with figuring out his breeds. I have made up a flier with that information on it. Wish me luck with finding someone interested in putting him in their flock and not their chopping board!
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    What breed is this rooster? (pictures)

    Quote: Are you saying he could be a hen? I'm so confused lol
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    What breed is this rooster? (pictures)

    Here is a picture of him with his sister (they hatched on the same day):
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    What breed is this rooster? (pictures)

    Quote: Wha?! You think it could be a hen? Dx When he was a chick, 2 of the other chicks that hatched with him started growing their tail/wing feathers quickly while this one took much longer.
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    What breed is this rooster? (pictures)

    Quote: I am not sure. I am not that big on chook breeds. He did say that he had a Rhode Island Red rooster at one stage. When I discribed my rooster to him he said he could have part of that in him but after looking at pictures of that breed, I am not so sure lol I will ask him today if he...
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    What breed is this rooster? (pictures)

    I hatched a few eggs that were supplied from a friend who has had a few different roosters down the line. Only one turned out to be a rooster. We aren't allowed roosters here and I will have to get rid of him but I would rather have some idea of what breed he is for when I put up an ad to give...
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    Good nesting material?

    I have put some of the cane mulch I had left and some shreded up dead leaves into the nesting boxes. Hopefully it will do. Thanks to all who replied
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