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    Ended Official BYC Contest—Post Your Best (Worst) Chicken Molt Pictures—Fall/Winter 2014

    Putting my entries in "all other breeds" Category, may have one more, cause i have a hen that just started molting.
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    Why specifically straw in the nesting box? (The Gals don't like it!!!)

    Try some different types! what type are you using now? Is it meant hay for feeding cows and large farm animals? If it is they might not like it! But is its not, you may want to give it a try. Also when hens are young they usually don't start using nest boxes right away. Try encouraging it by...
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    Do Silkie roosters tend to be aggressive?

    You should be fine as long as your kids don't terrorize him and the hens to bad, if they do, it is a possibility. If they are very nice with your chickens, Your silkie will most likely not be aggressive. I've had 2 in the past (2 silkie roosters) and 1 would false attack. He would never attack...
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    Can I Use Baby Oil To Make My Silkies Shiny?

    I've heard its been done with feathers birds, but i wouldn't use it on a silkie. You could use it on the comb and wattle to make them shiny and new looking though. Good luck at the show!
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    HELP SICK CHICKENS

    Usually a vet is not the best idea unless they SPECIALIZE in poultry deceases. I have had many vets killing my chickens instead of making them better...
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    HELP SICK CHICKENS

    Chilli flakes for cocci is one of the best old farmer tricks i know! It works fabulously for preventing the decease! I usually feed it to my 2 week old chicks for a month What it does is it burns the bugs in the stomach of cause they can't handle the heat! I highly suggest feeding them to your...
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    HELP SICK CHICKENS

    Sounds slightly like cocksidiousis. I suggest feeding chilli flakes to ALL of your other chickens, or if there really looking not well feed them a chilli pepper whole, or cut it into bits if they won't eat it and shove it down! If this doesn't seem to work for them, try farming antibiotics in...
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    Comment by 'swimmerchick' in item 'Cornish'

    I've heard of cornish roos and apparently the hen and rooster BOTH make great parents for little ones, is this true?
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    What type of chicken is this????

    Hmmm This seems like a mystery bird if i ever saw one! Because guess what? I THING SHE/HE HAS MUFFS AND A BEARD!!!!
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    NEED HELP with broody hen problem!!!!!

    YAY!!!! I moved her at night and put one of her sisters in with her and it worked! Its been about a week now so i've moved her sister out but she is setting! I left her with her eggs she was setting before but I also gave her three new ones al well! She is sitting on 2 maran/barred rock mystery...
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    Is my 7 weeks old Buff Orphington a hen or Roost?

    Its hard to say at that age. Is He/she clucking yet? You can tell by the cluck most times. If it is deep or lower its probably a male, and if its light and feathery it is quiet possibly a female. By the looks of it, I would say a male though. Don't trust us people on the internet though! We...
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    New to Chickens :)

    Welcome! I hope we can help with your many questions and curiosities! If you have ANY questions we would all love to help you answer them!
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    What breed is this?

    Some hatcheries do, performance poultry does, i'm not sure about the one you ordered from though... a misshape maybe? And My apologize for my error in spelling "Americana" Instead of Amaraucana. I'm going to have to blame that on spell check...
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    NEED HELP with broody hen problem!!!!!

    I could do that aside the fact i have about 20 in there and a very mean barred rock rooster... Thank you for the suggestion though... I could try it because were building a new coop...
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    What breed is this?

    That is a brown americauna by the looks of things! I would know, I breed them! it is very easy to mix up chicken breeds when they are chicks, but i would still email the farm and tell them they gave you the WRONG breed for future reference...
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