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    8 Year-old Austrolorpe Found in Coop Paralyzed Symptoms

    Have you considered Marek's Disease? I'm still learning things, so I'm interested in what more experienced people have to say about this. A few days ago, I lost a hen with similar symptoms. Her paralysis wasn't as bad as you described, but the much the same. I'll be praying for you guys that...
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    I have Marek's. Or Do I? Now What?

    Can a chicken have Mareks without her eyes being affected? I have a sick 5 yr old hen. At first she just seemed to be "slowing down." I thought maybe she is just getting old. She started loosing weight, but would take treats from me. Her comb became lighter, shrunken and flopped over. Still, she...
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    Raising Baby Chicks: What’s Your Go-To Method?

    We have let our wonderful broody mama hen do her thing. And we have raised chicks in our houses, using a large plastic dog crate, in my daughter's bedroom. Our favorite: In the house with us! While our mama did a superb job, and it was super easy for us, we couldn't handle them nearly as much...
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    Dominant or recissive traits?

    I saw the site, but I don't really understand it. Lol, I obviously don't have a degree in chicken genetics.😂
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    Dominant or recissive traits?

    The father is a Faverolle, the mother is Spekled Sussex.
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    Dominant or recissive traits?

    Are Salmon Faverolle rooster color traits dominant over other rooster color traits? we have 1/2 Salmon Faverolle 1/2, 1/2 Spekled Sussex chicks. Will they the roosters still change colors at 3 weeks old, as the full Faverolles do?
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    Questions about hen hatching chicks...

    YOU ALL ARE AWESOME! Thank you so much for your advice!🩷 the eggs were laid between 3/7 and 3/15. We candled them a few days ago and all but one are growing and wiggling around. So cool to see! I think'll I'll get hold of an incubator for that last one, since I can see it's alive and growiing...
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    Questions about hen hatching chicks...

    We decided to let our broody girl hatch some eggs. We are first timers! We added eggs as they were laid over 4 days. Then, on the 8th day, another hen snuck one in! We have 3 Salmon Faverolle hens, one SF rooster, and 2 Spekled Sussex hens. Do hens usually stay until the last is hatched...
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    6 Week old chicks sleeping under coop

    We've had to teach our things like that... and to go in from the rain! For the first year, our first batch of girls would get SOAKED and we'd have to bring them in and let them dry a bit. (They were Silkies, which don't have water repellant feathers like most breeds). I have found that putting...
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    Soft eggs

    Thanks for your advice!
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    Soft eggs

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    Soft eggs

    I have a 4 yr old Astralorp with the same problem. She lays once a week and all have shells, but break before I can get to them. She is with a bantam Silkie who no longer lays. When I put out calcium, they won't touch it. Is there some herb that will stop her from laying? What is the hormone...
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    help to sex sussex/Faverolle chickes

    We decided to let our broody hen hatch chicks for the first time (for us and her!). We don't know much , but are reading up on things. The rooster is a pretty chill, handsome Salmon Faverolle and we have very nice and happy Salmon Faverolle and Sussex hens. Is the Faverolle gene that produces...
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    Hawk killed favorite hen

    So sorry for your deep loss! I know fully how you feel. I lost my precious Snowy Girl to a hawk almost 2 weeks ago. I cried for 3 days. I never knew I could love a chicken so much. But she loved me and chose me from the rest of my family. She would run to me for safety. Every day, she would call...
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    Baby Asprin?

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