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    Meyer Hatchery or MyPetChicken?

    I ended up going with MPC over Meyer because I liked their website better. It worked out well. I got exactly what I asked for, and all are still scratching about my yard to this day. I'll be going with MPC again next round since they sex silkies and I want to add a clucking tribble to my flock.
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    What breeds do you have?

    Sumatra, Appenzeller Spitzhauben, Egyptian Fayoumi, Dominique, Welsummer, and an Easter Egger.
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    What is this?

    Sunbittern from Central and South America. Beautiful!
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    Sumatra Thread!

    Here is a top-down photo. I do believe I see bifurcated feathers like the ones demonstrated in the thread you included.
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    Sumatra Thread!

    [ Thank you, I don't see any spur buds. Thank you. It's too late in today to get a top-down photo, but I will endeavor to get one as soon as convenient. I do believe that the feathers near her tail do have that bifurcated shape to them. She doesn't have any of those stringy, pointy...
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    Sumatra Thread!

    A while back I posted a picture of my Sumatra and the consensus seemed to be that it was a cockerel. The bird is nearly six months old at this point and has not crowed. Also, my Dominique's eggs are not fertilized. I'm holding out some hope here that this is a hen and not a rooster. What say...
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    Wry Neck

    Well, whatever it was, the Dominique appears to have gotten over it (hopefully I won't get surprised down the road). She started eating again yesterday and I spotted her drinking a lot today. She's acting like a chicken again instead of a zombie. She got to range with her flock all day and by...
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    2018 BYC Calendar - Your Pictures Needed!

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    Wry Neck

    Thank you for the link and reply. I thought about Marek's because she had a loss of coordination at the same time, but she is vaccinated, so it seemed less likely to me than a vitamin deficiency + head that was stuck in a sideways position. Botulism is interesting since she wasn't able to lift...
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    Wry Neck

    I have a 16-week-old Dominique that developed wry neck. She stopped eating and drinking, and lost all of her energy, so I've been forcing all of the necessary food and vitamins down. She has improved significantly over the past week, can hold her head up again, and has barely any twist to her...
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    What breeds of chickens do you have?

    Small flock. I have one of each of the following: Appenzeller Spitzhauben, Sumatra, Fayoumi, Dominique, Welsummer, Easter Egger. I specifically got this variety for a colorful egg basket. I really like the look of the Appenzeller Spitzhauben and the Sumatra. I also really like (but have yet...
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    Sumatra Thread!

    I went ahead and traumatized my MPC sumatra to try to get pictures of the green glimmer that was missing in my last picture. Here they are (one is in the shade, but you can still see where the feathers would glimmer). Hopefully they give an idea:
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    Sumatra Thread!

    It wasn't sarcasm, and I'm not sure where I messed up in communicating my intent. I was trying to express sympathy for the plight of the breeders while agreeing with your experience that while our turning to hatcheries causes us to be frowned on by breeders, we may have carefully thought-out...
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    Sumatra Thread!

    Well, that's a shame. That 10% chance is why I braced myself for the possibility of having to learn to butcher a chicken, though. Too bad it's one of my favorites. She's extremely quiet and always lurking under scrub or in the background, and that unusual personality really drew me to her...
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    Sumatra Thread!

    This is my 11-week old Sumatra from My Pet Chicken. She does have a lovely green iridescence in the sunlight that I haven't caught on camera, and black legs. She has white toenails, which I suspect is a flaw, though I haven't read the APA standard, or know if it is something that they might...
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