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    Prolapsed vent on chick? Help!

    I'm just curious, how's the chick now? Has the chick been doing better or did you have to... cull it? I had this happen to a newly hatched chick a few days ago. The outcome wasn't good. Her intestine was already purple in areas and everyone said to cull her. When I went to get her to cull, I...
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    HELP Chick's insides are outside vent

    God has a way of helping when it comes to culling an injured, sick, or defective baby at times for me. I went to do what I needed to do, I told the hen sorry, she looked at me then the baby and stood atop of her stomping her feet with her wings covering what she was doing. Nature told her what...
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    HELP Chick's insides are outside vent

    😭😭😭 Thanks all. I had a bad feeling on this. I'm giving her a little time with the momma who hatched her. She's so excited to be a momma. I discovered 2 eggs also under her, no idea how long they've been there. The momma took over from my Rouen duck who sat on the egg for 2 weeks
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    HELP Chick's insides are outside vent

    I just found this chick hatched a few minutes ago. It's insides are outside via vent. What should I do? Never had this happen in a newly hatched chick. It's a Silkie Egger.
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    Ended 2026 BYC Calendar Photo Contest - We Need Your Pictures!

    @casportpony, What other calendar contest are available each year? I think I can recall one for ducks, but my guineas are are bit jealous and would like to know if there's a contest for them.
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    Ended 2026 BYC Calendar Photo Contest - We Need Your Pictures!

    This is Caty, a Silkie and her Silkie chick (on her back). Another hen hatched the other chicks who are Silkie Eggers, but she demanded out a week later, so Caty took them in. Sadly the Silkie chick suddenly passed at 32 days old and Caty followed, also passing week later with no explanation...
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    Silkie Egger - cockerel or pullet?

    I've had other roosters in the past named Chevelle, Duece, Dodge, Slick (racing slicks) and Phantom. I started naming the roosters after automotive related things with Duece. My 2 standard roosters, Brock and Carter were named by my boyfriend after I told him I needed 2 rooster names. My uncles...
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    Silkie Egger - cockerel or pullet?

    Well I can say 100% certainty that my baby is a cockerel. I was cleaning out their brooder and sure enough, there it was shining in the light, the unmistakable color of red mixed among his black/white/gray feathers. Well, so far that makes 2 young roosters. I have another Silkie Egger cockerel...
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    Ended 2026 BYC Calendar Photo Contest - We Need Your Pictures!

    Looks like I need to take some new photos of my babies over the next few days.
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    Breed???

    If my busy mind doesn't forget, I'll post some updated photos of what all the ones in the photos are growing up to look like. In the meanwhile, I'd like to see some photos of when yours hatch @redinator.
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    Breed???

    That's ok, all are welcome to share any experiences.
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    Breed???

    Our TSC stopped selling babies in June. I get most of mine from RK. They have usually have a bigger selection and are year round on some breeds. I actually prefer getting babies between end of March-early June hoping they'll lay when my older hens are molting or stopping/slowing for winter. I...
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    Breed???

    The are. I contacted Hoover's Hatchery this morning, they quickly confirmed that they are French black copper marans. I'm hoping they'll be at least half as sweet as my black majestic marans was. I just lost her a few weeks ago to unknown circumstances.
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    Breed???

    I've had different bantam breeds in the past, some few over a 7ft fence onto the the coop roof in pen next to them. No fun trying to catch them. Now I just have the Silkies, 2 roo and a hen, I lost the other hen about 2 weeks ago. She had always been underdeveloped since a chick, barely gaining...
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    Breed???

    Thanks on the signature comment. That's the truth, I tell myself no, no, no that I'm not getting any chicks, then I find the older discounted bin. A few times I've resisted but only due to a full nursery and some in the house too. And it's not necessarily chicks, I've bought ducklings and...
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