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    Hens plucking rooster

    It’s weird since he stands there and lets them but squeals from the pain so I can’t tell if he’s a fan or not haha. Very strange little man I’ve got. He only started to molt this last month since I separated him which is why he’s looking much better than before. I’ve got a hen who lost all...
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    Hens plucking rooster

    Oh yes I did try the higher protein feed for months to see if that was a factor and didn’t help. It’s funny bc my rooster is actually aggressive towards people (but he’s good to them which is why he stays) but yet lets them pluck him despite squealing when they do. I’ve tried one anti...
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    Hens plucking rooster

    My rooster who has been the patriarch of the flock since the beginning started getting plucked by 3-4 of my hens last year. It started with his muffs and hackles and then his vent got plucked bare. There were no additions or loses in the flock in the last year and a half to cause any changes to...
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    Early signs of fowl pox?

    The first photo is from September 22, a small bump or two by the beginning of his beak near his nose. The second is from today (November 11) I know it is a slow spreading virus but almost two months seems much longer than I’ve been reading about, at least as far as the initial nodules...
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    Tube shaped egg

    A core? Yes I will be paying attention. She’s my most adventurous and lively girl so it will be very easy to tell if she’s acting different. I don’t have any because my vet did not like prescribing any for “food animals”
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    Tube shaped egg

    Yeah I mean it’s the same shape but it’s hard shell not soft and much smaller so I’m not sure. She seems to be acting normal but I didn’t get that much time to monitor them all before they put themselves to bed. Also not sure if this will cause an infection like what can happen with soft...
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    Tube shaped egg

    My 2.5 year old specked sussex hen has laid “fairy/fart eggs” maybe twice a year so when it happens I don’t think too much about it. A couple weeks ago she laid one and and then two days ago she laid a serama sized egg but larger than her usual “fairy/fart eggs” which I thought was odd but the...
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    4+ week serama chicks

    thank you and yes! 2-4 are silkies, 5 is a frizzle and 1&6 are regularly feathered seramas. they are such charming little things!
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    4+ week serama chicks

    i have 6 serama chicks that hatched october 13th so they’re about 4.5 weeks old. i’m fairly certain about half of them but the other half i’m not quite sure. i’ll label them 1-6 for clarity. thank you for your time and input!! 1) male 2) male 3) thinking female based on demeanor but the...
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    SOS chick hatched <30 mins ago, intestines or unabsorbed yolk hanging out???

    thank you so much! i will do this and update in the morning with however it turns out for future reference for anyone else.
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    SOS chick hatched <30 mins ago, intestines or unabsorbed yolk hanging out???

    hatched in an incubator within the hour but also have a broody hen simultaneously hatched a chick this morning she happily took this one while i figure out what to do. is this intestine and needs to be pushed back in gently or just unabsorbed yolk?? what do i do?? tyia
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    sneezing chicken, treated with antibiotics, now patches in mouth

    hi miss olivia here was sneezing and open mouth breathing so she got a round of antibiotics which helped, still sneezing a bit, but her balance is off now and she’s still kinda open mouth breathing and has these sores in her mouth. i appreciate your time and suggestions. thank you!
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    Lavender Orpington and white silkie cross??

    a bit late to the party but anyway i just hatched what i’m assuming is a splash(??) not really sure how that happened. from a lavender orpington hen and a white silkie roo (yeah, little dude has mad game). the silkie roo has more of a pea comb than walnut, from a local hatchery i believe so, you...
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    Which of my two roos is the father of this chick?

    I actually have 2 silkie mixes that have normal colored skin one that is from Sal directly and both only have 4 toes. george also doesn’t have a straight comb and neither does his other offspring. george also isn’t a dark feathered bird so i’m not sure where she is getting it from.
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    Which of my two roos is the father of this chick?

    Can I ask why? And if not how is her comb getting so dark?
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    Which of my two roos is the father of this chick?

    There is probably WAY too much background info here but anyway, maybe it is useful, maybe not. Cute chicken pics either way. I know that sammie is for sure the hen, it hatched from her egg. sammie is a leghorn x RSL (specifically a Delaware x RIR). she's about 16 months now and molting, her...
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    what type of comb is this?

    the mother is definitely polish since that’s my only hen who lays white eggs and i selected two of hers for another broody to hatch. i was surprised they don’t have a crest but gloria is definitely their mother. they do look like george did as a youngin. gloria, blue polish ~1 month old...
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    what type of comb is this?

    i’ve got a couple chicks that are his. the hen is a polish with the v comb though so now i’m just making some seriously wacky chickens i think.
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    what type of comb is this?

    well hey i know most EEs are essentially one of a kind but i’m glad to know george is eggstra special 🤪 he’s a nightmare but he’s so good to the girls, doesn’t “court” them until they start start laying eggs. modified pea comb it is!
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    what type of comb is this?

    yeah that’s the one! although it was an add on to a “super friendly assortment” or something. my first time incubating and only he hatched (1 of 10). he’s definitely unknown. i’ve been going mad trying to figure it out. i wish they did dna parentage tests for chickens the way they do for...
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