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    Muscovy duck gender

    Male. The neck is thick and the feet are far apart
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    Does one in my flock have EYP?

    I recognize each hen’s egg—and I count them too. I spend quite some time with my chickens and I’ve never seen her in the nest box
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    Does one in my flock have EYP?

    Does one in my flock have EYP? About a week ago, I discovered the remains a soft-shelled egg— one thing I noticed regularly, last year, when we had a hen with this problem. (She is deceased). I have also been observing droppings of an odd color, the guanine (white part of the droppings) seems...
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    Are game birds okay for a mixed flock?

    We We Have got a California white, two barred rocks, a brown leghorn, a black sexlink, a Wyandotte, a golden comet, and two aruacanas. They’re all hens. Most of them are pretty chill except for the California white and one of the aruacanas (who acts like a rooster). We also have a Muscovy duck...
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    Are game birds okay for a mixed flock?

    That’s all good to know. My flock free ranges, but sometimes spends stretches of time with indoors when I travel. Not sure if that would be an issue for the game bird.
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    Are game birds okay for a mixed flock?

    I was thinking about purchasing some aseel chickens or Malays (because gamefowl can be good flock defenders) but I am concerned that they can be aggressive towards my other birds. Is this just a stigma, or is it true that gamefowl are inherently mean? I know they were originally bred for...
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    Is this 5 month wait old Wyandotte a puller or cockerel?

    I sure hope so! Here’s a photograph of this Wyandotte’s comb
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    Is this 5 month wait old Wyandotte a puller or cockerel?

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    Are my suspicions of cancer justifiable

    Has she had watery yellow droppings or other symptoms of EYP?
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    What is wrong with my hen?

    I have not. I will try that next
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    What is wrong with my hen?

    She finally passed a dropping, but it looks unusual. I soaked her in epson salt and cleaned her vent. I gave her some sugar water with a syringe, she will not eat anything else.
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    What is wrong with my hen?

    I walked into the coop this morning, to find that my two-year old brown leghorn hen seemed ill. She is unable to poop. When she tries to, she will make a wheezing sound and a string of clear foam will come out. This has been nonstop all day. She will walk a few feet and then strain again. Her...
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