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  1. LovesteadMama

    6-7 week old Easter Egger chicks- pretty sure i may have mostly cockerels 🤦😅🤷

    ...she's (#15) actually a he. In which case, I will probably have to keep 2 roosters since we have grown attached to him/her and one other (the blonde/white/grey/red one). *Sigh* I'm fine with eating the roosters but will be very disappointed if I only end up with 1 blue egg layer out of this...
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    Review by 'LovesteadMama' in article 'Treating a Chick with a Slipped Tendon: One Chick’s Story'

    Very helpful and detailed! I am a very visual person so often times I am frustrated by learning through reading but each step was very well described by the author. I feel confident I can accomplish this, although I would have also loved to see a picture of the chick in the chair. ? Thank you to...
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    Predator attacked 6 week old brahma. Can I help or should I put down?

    Thank you, @Wyorp Rock y'all are so sweet
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    Predator attacked 6 week old brahma. Can I help or should I put down?

    It's hard to feel that way when she's so young but I believe you're right. Thank you 🤗
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    6-7 week old Easter Egger chicks- pretty sure i may have mostly cockerels 🤦😅🤷

    Now, that's some luck! 🤣
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    6 week old gender guesses

    What's the indicator that helps you tell the difference? Because I'm about to have both in my flock.
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    6-7 week old Easter Egger chicks- pretty sure i may have mostly cockerels 🤦😅🤷

    I figured! I just hatched out 13 chicks and I guess it will be another waiting game. 🤷 hopefully I get better luck with getting pullets this time 😝
  8. LovesteadMama

    6-7 week old Easter Egger chicks- pretty sure i may have mostly cockerels 🤦😅🤷

    Well that's good about the combs! It is quite obvious when the comb is so big...... 🤣 50/50! Do you think about 5 or 6 days old is too late to feather sex chicks? And is that even accurate?
  9. LovesteadMama

    6-7 week old Easter Egger chicks- pretty sure i may have mostly cockerels 🤦😅🤷

    There are two black EE chicks but that may be the same one in both of those pictures. I was dealing with a predator attack today so taking photos was the last thing on my mind but I will try to take some individual photos tomorrow.
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    6-7 week old Easter Egger chicks- pretty sure i may have mostly cockerels 🤦😅🤷

    Yeah I figured but it was worth a try! 😝More fun than just picking them out by looks! Of course I narrowed it down by the healthiest ones first.
  11. LovesteadMama

    Predator attacked 6 week old brahma. Can I help or should I put down?

    Once the shock started to wear off, I realized her bone was in fact broken and she started limping quite a bit. It was hard to tell from the photos but her muscle and bone were severed. I realized she needed veterinary care that I was unable to give her. She was just going to suffer and we are...
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    Predator attacked 6 week old brahma. Can I help or should I put down?

    Her skin was removed entirely from this area. I can see where her muscles intersect. Because of that I'm reluctant to pour saline solution in there. Is that ok to still do? Until my fiance comes home with the car, I only have on hand what we have for humans and dogs. Now I know to keep some...
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    Predator attacked 6 week old brahma. Can I help or should I put down?

    She is alert, yes. I almost didn't notice her injury because she seemed normal but the chicks scattered and she was just standing there stiff. She is also eating. This is where i believe the broken bone to be- on her thigh. It had a dark thing in the center that I thought was bone. Maybe it's...
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    Predator attacked 6 week old brahma. Can I help or should I put down?

    Thanks for tagging folks who might be able to help! I appreciate it! I'm new here so I don't know who to tag. 🙏
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    Predator attacked 6 week old brahma. Can I help or should I put down?

    I came out to feed the chickens this morning and noticed first that there was a cracked open/eaten egg and raccoon tracks inside of our chicken tractor. It's directly against the coop at night but I close the coop door to keep the chickens safe. I then went inside of the coop and noticed one of...
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    6-7 week old Easter Egger chicks- pretty sure i may have mostly cockerels 🤦😅🤷

    The very last photo you circled! Yes, that's the blonde/grey/red/white one! His name is Lougree (pronounced Looj-ree), named by my 3 year old. I had the strong feeling he was a roo. 😂🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦 well, don't take me with you to the feed store to help you pick out straight runs unless you want a bunch...
  17. LovesteadMama

    6-7 week old Easter Egger chicks- pretty sure i may have mostly cockerels 🤦😅🤷

    Thank you! I was wondering if that red was female! And yay my two favorites are female as I thought! Or at least looking that way. What about the blonde/grey/red/white? I was thinking roo until I read an article about sexing easter eggers. Also, yes the buff should be female! At least she was...
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    6-7 week old Easter Egger chicks- pretty sure i may have mostly cockerels 🤦😅🤷

    I apologize in advance that these pictures are poor quality. 😝 I tried to take pictures of each chick and it was harder than expected to do by myself. I will create time to do that later. For the purposes of sexing, I'm looking only at my easter eggers (I've also got some buff orps, brahmas and...
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    Integrating 2 rounds of chicks (different ages) to main flock. Brooding outside. Total newb.

    That's great! They're finding some sort of unity among them! How many days have they been together now?
  20. LovesteadMama

    Integrating 2 rounds of chicks (different ages) to main flock. Brooding outside. Total newb.

    Well, I put a dog kennel in the coop and used a bungee cord to attach the door to the side of the coop so the door is fixed slightly open (only large enough for the juvenile birds to fit through) so that way they can escape in there if they need to. I have the chicken tractor attached to the...
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