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    Funky, weird egg from Rhode Island Red

    Chickens occasionally lay odd eggs, If she continues to lay eggs like that then there’s probably a problem
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    What kind of ducklings are these?

    If the parents aren’t the same breed then the ducklings are mixed
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    Duck egg not sure if internal pip...what should I do?!?!

    You shouldn’t try to help the duckling until he has pipped, he might just need a little more time
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    Dried Membrane?

    I believe it usually happens near the hatch. Humidity that’s too high causes the air cell to be undersized, so they don’t have enough air while they’re pipping
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    Dried Membrane?

    The best way to help prevent dry membranes is to make sure the humidity is adequate
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    Corn stuck in comb

    So my ameraucana roo has Had this white thing on his comb for a while now, and I finally looked at it (I’d been putting it off because he’s difficult to hold), and it was a piece of dried corn. Thereo other bits of corn stuck in different spots on his comb. I have no idea how they got there...
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    Rooster?

    Looks like a barred rock, definitely a roo
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    Scratch

    Mine are picky too, they'll refuse to even touch some things, that others love
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    "Cheating" Hens

    They split up however they want. You can't really predict it.
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    Scratch

    Just make sure the birds have grit, or forage around rocks, and then just toss it to them
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    Helping

    If it's only bleeding a little it should be fine. If he still can't get out by the time the blood vessels have shriveled then you can help him
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    Baby chick height

    Sometimes the taller ones are Roos, and sometimes they're pullets
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    Duck Gender?

    Ducklings can start to quack quite young. It's just that at a certain age they will stop squeaking m, and only quack. The hens are the ones that quack
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    Hen or Roo?

    The one in the back looks like a roo, can you get some more pictures from the side so any saddle or hackle feathers are visible?
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    Chicken Jewelry...did I do it right?

    You did it right. Just keep an eye on it of course
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