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  1. danniboi1990

    Can't walk

    Hello everyone, last night my chicks hatched. Unfortunately one had the yolk sack ever so slightly exposed. Today it has gone, but it's having trouble walking. Legs are not splayed, so any suggestions why. Or am I expecting too much from her too early as she was ever so weak after hatching...
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    off balance :(

    hi everyone, My cockerill is a buff orpington, he's 2 years old. and for 1 year on and off he has had problems with balance. he no longer roosts on the perches with the girls at night time, instead he sits on the ground undernieth them. He also tends to regularly fall over. after seeing the...
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    Daisy belles

    Hey people. I think I may have a daisy belle (after googling it), however mine is black all over it's body with the silver/White flecks on her neck. The ones on the net are grey bodied.. Has anyone got any pictures they wish to share with me of their own daisy belles? Thanks all
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    redmite problems.. arghhh

    im having problems! redmite have raided my coop.. today i bought some jeys fluid. anybody no any better ways of getting rid of the pests? ive tried powders/sprays the lot.. they just dont die i absolutely hate them!!!
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    what do you get when you cross these breeds with a buff orpington roo?

    hi, i have 3 fertile eggs in my rcom 3 incubator and they are all doing well on day 7 one is a rhode island red/buff orpington, another araucana/buff orpington and the other is a welsummer/buff orpington. does anybody have any pictures of these crosses so i know what they look like.. any ages...
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    21 days to go :D

    just put 3 eggs in my mini bator. all crossed with my b.o roo. 1 araucana, 1 rhode island red and 1 wellsummer i wonder what the chicks will look like when they hatch.. anybody have these crosses already?
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    RCOM incubator

    anyone got an R-COM Mini Egg Incubator?? if so have you managed to hatch any females out... all 10 of mine are roos i didnt hatch them all out at the same time. over the last few years its getting annoying now
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    too late??

    hi guys, just wondered if anyone thinks its too late to hatch out chicks at this time of year? my last roochick went to his new home the other day so im broody again bearing in mind im from the uk. any suggestions?? not that temperature is a big deal as my chicks are all reared in the house...
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    incubators.. which one?

    hi guys.. has anybody got any experience with incubators. ive been doing some research online and already own an RCOM incubator. it holds 3 hens eggs but it only ever hatches out roos. im thinking maybe i should get a new bator as the one i already have is all automatic. if i got a new one...
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    compatability

    hi guys.. ive had chickens for quite some time now. most are large breed chickens. my white leghorn and araucana are small (only weighing around 1kg). i fancy the thought of having a few bantams. does any1 have their bantams and bigger chickens all running around in the same pen?? or is this a...
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    garlic?

    ive read that chickens benefit from putting garlic in the water.. is this true? if so why? does it have to go in the water or can i feed it them in some sort of food? thanks for any advice given
  12. danniboi1990

    which crosses?

    i own 8 chickens, all of different breeds. 1x buff orpington cockeral, 1x rhode island red, 1x french maran, 1x welsummer, 1x white leghorne, 1x bluebelle, 1x araucana and then one young cockeral that i hatched out myself that is a definate offspring from my buff orpington but i'm unsure who is...
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    im possibly a bit special :\

    hi guys.. im so stupid! i dont even understand the instructions on how to put pictures on my posts :S a little help??
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    silkies

    hi just wondered how big silkie bantams get?? i have a selection of breeds. my smallest being a white leghorne and araucana. is a silkie that sort of size? ive never had bantams.. ive looked a pictures of silkie bantams and they look quite big for bantams. id like to get a silkie because they...
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    boys will be boys :/

    hi all, my b.o cockeral has decided that he has a favourite hen and sometimes ignores the other females.. his favourite hen ( a french maran ) has got a sore back where he mounts her. ive also had to put a tiny bit of sun protection cream on her back because im scared shes going to get sun...
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    incubator fault??

    hi ive hatched out a number of chicks over the past few years using my RCOM incubator that holds 3 chicken eggs.. ive only ever managed to hatch out cockerals. i live in the city so i try to limit my cockerals to only having one as the neibours may get annoyed. do u think that the humidity or...
  17. danniboi1990

    Is It Possible...?

    hi all, just a quik post.... is it possible to breed my buff orpington cockeral with a small leghorne hen.. i have seen them mating but im not getting any luck when i do my 3 day check in the incubator.. i think scramble (my b.o cockeral) can't reach hehe.. im still worried that if a miricle...
  18. danniboi1990

    Who is my mum??

    i currently own 8 chickens, all of different breeds. 1x buff orpington cockeral, 1x rhode island red, 1x french maran, 1x welsummer, 1x white leghorne, 1x bluebelle, 1x araucana and then one young cockeral that i hatched out myself that is a definate offspring from my buff orpington but i'm...
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