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    What mix and gender is my chick?

    Maybe that's why I can't think of it. It probably is a kind of chicken that is not available from US hatcheries. Being further north, hatcheries in Canada would have more reason to develop more chickens with cushion combs, as compared with hatcheries in the US. Maybe you could ask the store...
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    Things you wish you could say

    https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/apparently-you-can%E2%80%99t-die-of-embarrassment.1681015/
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    What mix and gender is my chick?

    Thanks! That sure does look like a cushion comb. It is wide enough I am sure it has the rose comb gene. And the small size, combined with the lack of obvious wattles, makes me pretty sure it has the pea comb gene as well. I wonder if some hatchery is developing Black Chanteclers? (I doubt it...
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    Things you wish you could say

    My understanding is that napping is not itself a problem. The main problem is if you slip into a coma and no-one notices. If you are awake, it's obvious that you are not in a coma. If you are asleep, it's not so obvious. So if there is a responsible person available, it's fine for the person...
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    Trying to understand wheaten-blue Marans Genetics.

    I see it has been many months, but there are no responses to this question, so I'll add one now. Better late than never, hopefully. If you breed a Blue Birchen rooster to a Wheaten Marans hen, you will not get any Wheaten or Blue Wheaten chicks. You will get chicks that look like some sort of a...
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    Moisture in Coop - Considering Pellets

    Pine is generally safe enough to use for chickens. By "safe enough," I mean you will probably not see any symptoms of any problems during the normal lifespan of a chicken. If you are allergic to shavings, you may be allergic to the pellets too. You might want to check that before you try...
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    What mix and gender is my chick?

    To revisit this, if the chick came from a store: chicks that will be solid black, and chicks that have white barring (like Barred Rocks) do look quite similar when they are young. BUT, there is a light dot on top of the head for the ones that will be barred, and not for the ones that will be...
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    What mix and gender is my chick?

    Yes, with a rose comb (not cushion). Yes, I listed them with Silkies and Ayam Cemani as having the genes for black skin and meat and everything else. Oh, your chick came from a farm store? For some reason I thought she hatched from an egg from someone's backyard flock. Coming from a farm...
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    Hoop height calculator?

    I just thought of another way to figure it out: use pieces of paper. One sheet of graph paper, and one strip cut to be 16 "feet" according to whatever scale you're using on the graph paper. For example, graph paper with 1/4" square, figure one inch = one foot, cut a strip 16" long and curve it...
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    Please help. Hen went broody. Chaos ensued.

    It seems to depend on the hen. Range is anywhere from 3 weeks or maybe less, up to many months. Yes, if you want to separate the chicks and move them on to a new home, you can do it when they have enough feathers to stay warm in the weather you are having. (Or earlier, if the new owner provides...
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    What mix and gender is my chick?

    The genes that cause black feathers can also make black appear on the top of the feet. I think they can also affect the color of the comb sometimes. Example: Black Sexlink pullets, typically produced by crossing a Barred Rock hen with a Rhode Island Red rooster (or New Hampshire or something...
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    *GRAPHIC* Necropsy of 16wk old cockerel - Need help with interpereting photos

    What country are you in? Edit to add: I just found it in the first post. Australia. Oops, missed it the first time.
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    Overheated chicken! Need help ASAP! Paralysed, Not Eating, and is a MAMMA HEN!

    Thank you so much for updating! And for telling which things were most helpful, so we can all learn from your experience. Almost 97 degrees Fahrenheit, for those of us who aren't used to Celsius. Yes, that is definitely hot weather! Sexing chicks: watch for males to get bigger combs & wattles...
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    Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

    Have you considered cutting the big turkey into pieces, to eat at different times? Once or twice I've cut up a turkey into a bunch of pieces: one leg/thigh is one package, one big slice of breast is another package, one or two wings makes one package, and eventually the remaining bony parts go...
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    To Mix or Not to Mix

    You could get two each of the Sussex and Marans. I don't see Orpingtons on the list, but yes an Orpington has a good chance of getting along with Sussex and Marans. I think Ameraucanas could also work well with them, if you want another egg color. I would probably avoid the Silkies for a mixed...
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    What mix and gender is my chick?

    For the cushion comb, maybe a Chantecler? Partridge Chantecler could have produced a black chick from a Barred Rock hen. Are we sure that is a cushion comb, not rose or pea? Rose comb could easily have come from a Wyandotte. Several of the Wyandotte colors could produce a black daughter from a...
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    prayer warriors (following Jesus Christ, everyone welcome)

    Unfortunately I do not know.
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    Hoop height calculator?

    OK, that makes sense. You want to know how big of a thing can go inside the hoop, not what fits next to it. Yes, sometimes it is faster to try something than to figure out what it "should" be. (Especially if there is a way to try it quickly, like bending a panel and measuring, rather than doing...
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    Hoop height calculator?

    Unfortunately I do not know of a calculator. What are you trying to achieve? I'm having trouble visualizing it. Are the eaves going to dump water inside the hoop coop? That could be a problem in most climates. Two possible ways to work without exact numbers: How wide is it going to be...
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    What mix and gender is my chick?

    The barred rooster can give barring to his sons and to his daughters. Whether he gives it to all of them, or just to some of them, depends on how many barring genes he has. A pure Barred Rock has two genes for barring, and gives one to every chick he sires. A rooster that has one barred parent...
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