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    Bald spot, dry, flake skin, getting worse and spreading across the hens

    You're probably right that it's your rooster. He is a big guy! He may have initially looked scruffy because of the moult that most chickens deal with. If you still have two roosters, one roo will dominance mount the other to maintain a pecking order. Especially if you originally had only the...
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    Chick won’t STOP CHIRPING!!

    Your bird has probably grown out of this by now but it seems like there's always one in the group that shouts it's head off. When I get a chick that likes to shout and chirp I will take our spare tablet, plug it in near thw brooder and play ambient chicken sounds. Especially ones with a content...
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    New Zealand or California rabbit?

    Looks like a mix to me. You'll know when she reaches maturity. if her nose and paws and ears don't darken up all the way she is most likely a mix. We used to breed nz does to Cali bucks for meat, they are a vigorous and healthy crossbreed for that purpose. They usually look like this.
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    I’m so puzzled… my silkie is laying 2 eggs a day

    It's likely her body is adjusting to laying. It's not impossible for a pullet to lay erratically at first. It shouldn't persist throughout her life and she will probably fall into a steadier laying pattern soon. If you wanted, you could pen the brahmas and silkie separately and see for sure...
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    Male wellsummer or speckled Sussex?

    Yes my sis has a Sussex named Snowy, and she is the most friendly of her birds. These two are named Hershey (the wellsummer) and Graham Cracker (suspected Sussex) Graham Cracker has earned the name Graham Crackhead because she is a flighty little wacko
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    Speckled Sussex or Welsummer?

    How's your chipmunk chick with dark legs feathering out?
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    Male wellsummer or speckled Sussex?

    If that is the case that would be great, as they are gorgeous birds!
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    Male wellsummer or speckled Sussex?

    I bought two wellsummer chicks from Wilco in April and I'd like to know if you guys think one is a cockerel, the white tipped feathers are throwing me. The gold necked pullet is the other wellsummer who definitely looks to be the right thing, and I know wellsummer roos are red and black while...
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    What’s the name of your coop?

    That is a gorgeous set up! 👏
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    Black chick with wild type markings?

    They are very cute in my opinion. How do they look now?
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    Forcibly hatched baby need help

    Is there any way to safely protect them from more flies? I brood my chicks inside because I never have broodies, so I've never had this issue with chicks. Can you bring them in, or hang a sheet over the open windows?
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    Forcibly hatched baby need help

    Oh no I'm so sorry! Flystrike is horrifying.
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    Leghorn crossed with Black Australorp?

    If you didn't mention Australorps I would guess maybe an RIR with a black minorca. She is pretty. Her color looks like a black copper marans but white eggs would definitely mean not a bcm. I guess my comment doesn't have a lot to offer. It's hard to know without knowing the possible breeds of...
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    My dog goes after my Black English Orpington Only and not the other hens

    Maybe she reacts to him the way a hen reacts to a rooster by hunkering down, which allows the dog to catch her. Or, she might behave more reactively around him. My dog isn't interested in my slow ponderous hens that are older and laid back, they're like yard ornaments to her. but my younger bird...
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    Forcibly hatched baby need help

    When the chick does fully absorb the yolk it may start to become more active. I would keep some eggs and some sort of electrolytes on hand like Pedialyte if it seems like it needs a pick-me-up. I mix an egg yolk with about a tablespoon of the electrolyte drink. Then I dab a q tip in the...
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    Official BYC Poll: What Do You Do With Your Old/Retired Hens?

    You go girl! That chicken is older than my oldest kid. She has extra tough genes.
  17. artbykarenehaley

    Experimental Dehydrator Hatching - I'm doing it!

    I wonder if running a refill line from outside to the water tray would eliminate the need to open the unit. You could hook up one of those drink dispenser jugs, then run the line into the dehydrator if it has big enough ventilation holes. I don't know if the dehydrator has a see through door...
  18. artbykarenehaley

    can u turn food dehydrator into incubator??

    Can you put up a link?
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    Does the mille fleur colour exist in large fowl, or is it a bantam only colour?

    Gorgeous, thank you for sharing these beautiful birds.
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    Should I treat it? Honey bee stung a chick

    She seems to be ok I was just worried she might experience swelling that could obstruct her eating or breathing.
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